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The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recognizes that, despite HIV scientific advances, stigma and discrimination continue to be critical barriers to the uptake of evidence-based HIV interventions. Achieving the Ending the HIV Epidemic: A Plan for America (EHE) goals will require eliminating HIV-related stigma. NIH has a significant history of supporting HIV stigma research across its…
Source: AIDS and BehaviorCategories: Cardiologists, Latest HeadlinesTweet
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The COVID-19 pandemic has great potential to disrupt the lives of persons living with HIV (PLWH). The present convergent parallel design mixed-methods study explored the early effects of COVID-19 on African American/Black or Latino (AABL) long-term survivors of HIV in a pandemic epicenter, New York City. A total of 96 AABL PLWH were recruited from a larger study of PLWH with non-suppressed HIV…
Source: AIDS and BehaviorCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
A new study published in @AIDSandBehavior looks at how COVID-19 impacted #PLWH health and medication use in the early days of the pandemic, particularly in Black and Latino communities, where COVID-19 has been described as a "double pandemic." https://t.co/w2G27DLazv https://t.co/VYkQeQO7c2
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Mashup Score: 2Validation of the HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Stigma Scale: Performance of Likert and Semantic Differential Scale Versions - 4 year(s) ago
Stigma regarding HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is commonly implicated as a factor limiting the scale-up of this highly effective HIV prevention modality. To quantify and characterize PrEP stigma, we developed and validated a brief HIV PrEP Stigma Scale (HPSS) among a group of 279 men who have sex with men (MSM). Scale development was informed by a theoretical model to enhance content…
Source: AIDS and BehaviorCategories: HIV/AIDS, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
The stigma surrounding #HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (#PrEP) is often implicated as a factor limiting the scale-up of the HIV prevention medication. A new study in @AIDSandBehavior examines PrEP stigma, and presents the HIV PrEP Stigma Scale https://t.co/znjTCGE2Nc https://t.co/N3vHCqAXEL
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Mashup Score: 27Characterizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Men Who Have Sex with Men Across the United States in April, 2020 - 4 year(s) ago
The COVID-19 pandemic is reinforcing health inequities among vulnerable populations, including men who have sex with men (MSM). We conducted a rapid online survey (April 2 to April 13, 2020) of COVID-19 related impacts on the sexual health of 1051 US MSM. Many participants had adverse impacts to general wellbeing, social interactions, money, food, drug use and alcohol consumption. Half had fewer…
Source: AIDS and BehaviorCategories: Infectious Disease, Latest HeadlinesTweet-
First published data on how #COVID19 is impacting the health of MSM in the U.S., including difficulty accessing #PrEP and other HIV/STI care. Need to scale up home testing and telehealth to avoid a surge in other epidemics. @TravisEpi @MZlotor @sdbaral https://t.co/hMTXKkIWsu https://t.co/y26USti4Ae
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.@NIH scientists publish report on #HIV-related #stigma research as a priority at #NIH. Number of HIV-funded stigma projects more than doubled between FY2015 & FY2019, increasing from 51 to 105 in FY2019.#Behavioral #SocialScience #ImpSci #Implementation https://t.co/NcDMfDqKP8 https://t.co/m0WPAlUm8Y