The purpose of this study is to examine barriers to and retention in support services among HIV+ transwomen (women who were assigned a male sex at birth) and to explore the challenges and potential benefits of integrating HIV+ transwomen into services for HIV+ non-transgender women. This study will collect qualitative data with 14 HIV+ transwomen and 10 support services providers in Alameda County, CA.
This project characterizes the STI testing and treatment environment for young, African American men in San Francisco, CA, by exploring STI services use, barriers to care, and preferences for future diagnostic technologies and testing strategies. This cross sectional study is conducted among 100 men aged 15-24 using a street intercept survey in predominantly minority, low income neighborhoods in San Francisco.
We propose a randomized controlled trial of a disclosure intervention in which 300 PLH are randomized to either an: 1) experimental condition, a disclosure intervention (n = 150 parents) or 2) attention control condition, a nutrition intervention (n = 150). The intervention's impact will be assessed over two years (recruitment, 3, 6, 12, 18, & 24 months).
We propose a randomized controlled trial of a disclosure intervention in which 300 PLH are randomized to either an: 1) experimental condition, a disclosure intervention (n = 150 parents) or 2) attention control condition, a nutrition intervention (n = 150). The intervention's impact will be assessed over two years (recruitment, 3, 6, 12, 18, & 24 months).
The DUO Project investigates how relationship factors are associated with adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART). Based on recruitment feasibility and the epidemiology of the HIV epidemic in the San Francisco area, HIV+ seroconcordant and serodiscordant male couples are included in the study’s three phases:
Phase 1. We conducted a qualitative investigation of relationship dynamics and partner tactics related to HIV medication adherence.
Phase 2.
The purpose of this project is to (1) provide expanded mentoring of early career clinician- researchers in patient oriented research (POR), and (2) extend his current research program to the study of patient-provider dyads, which will be studied through the integration of research tools into electronic health records (EHR) systems. Dr. Johnson's trainees have emerged as research clinicians interested in conducting POR.
The study brings together researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India. The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of a promising Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) adherence-enhancing intervention grounded in Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) that addresses the needs of people living with HIV (PLHIV).
The study brings together researchers from the University of California, San Francisco and St. John’s National Academy of Health Sciences in Bangalore, India. The overall goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of a promising Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) adherence-enhancing intervention grounded in Social Cognitive Theory (SCT) that addresses the needs of people living with HIV (PLHIV).
¿Se puede prevenir la transmisión del hepatitis C (VHC)?
¿qué es la hepatitis “C” (VHC)?
En los EEUU, la hepatitis “C” es la enfermedad viral crónica sanguínea mas común y la mayor causante de las enfermedades hepáticas. Se transmite principalmente por contacto sanguíneo. La transmisión sexual del VHC es poco común. Se estima que cerca de 4 millones de personas en los EEUU están infectadas con VHC.
This project has two aims:
To describe collective and individual belief systems of low-income township men who have sex with men (MSM) related to their sexuality, sexual health, choice of sexual partners, use of drugs and alcohol, use of condoms, utilization of health services, HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and disclosure of HIV status, in order to describe prevailing cultural norms around these subjects’ behaviors
To assess the prevalence of HIV risk factors a
We are conducting an exploratory, qualitative study of middle-adulthood gay and bisexual men, ages 30-49. The study’s objective is to identify the significant psychosocial needs of gay and bisexual men in middle adulthood that might be addressed as part of a culturally grounded, targeted HIV-prevention effort. We will recruit 15 to 25 men from community venues in the San Francisco Bay area known to be frequented by gay and bisexual men such as bars, clubs, parks, gyms, cafés, and the Internet.
¿Quienes son los hombres trans?
Transgenero (‘trans’) es un término sombrilla para aquellas personas las cuales la identidad de género y expresión no conforman las normas y expectaciones tradicionales asociadas al género asignado al nacer. Hombres transgenero, también conocidos como hombres trans, son personas a las que se les asigno ‘femenino’ a la hora de nacer y tienen una identidad de género y/o una expresión de genero masculina.
The purpose of this project is to evaluate an existing HIV prevention intervention, the Employment Services Program, a vocational rehabilitation program for HIV+ persons at the Positive Resource Center (PRC) in San Francisco. The Employment Services Program is an innovative and comprehensive program that helps clients overcome structural barriers (poverty, homelessness) to HIV prevention and care.
CAPS and the AIDS Project East Bay (APEB) will build a coalition of health sciences investigators at UCSF, community-based organizations that serve the African American community, and community members to answer significant scientific STI/HIV research questions.
We aim to:
Develop a research coalition to identify significant research questions and design, implement and disseminate appropriate and scientifically-rigorous research projects that address STI/HIV health disparities in the
The Substance Use and HIV Prevention Research in Minority Communities training program addresses the urgent need for culturally-competent prevention research in racial and ethnic minority communities targeting the intersection of substance use and HIV.
Increasingly HIV prevention specialists are focusing efforts on community social mobilization (CSM) strategies as a powerful and sustainable means of combating the HIV epidemic.
This study aims to
Develop a conceptual definition of CSM, including exploration of dimensions of CSM appropriate to the context of rural South Africa.
What are the HIV prevention needs of crack cocaine users?
Prepared by Margaret R. Weeks PhD, Institute for Community Research and Pamela DeCarlo, CAPS Fact Sheet 66, December 2009
This study aims to meet the need for in-depth formative research to develop an evidence-based and theorydriven HIV prevention intervention with MSM in Nepal. The study will be conducted in collaboration with the Blue Diamond Society, the only CBO currently serving MSM in Nepal.
