This project has two aims: 1
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
Can HIV testing plus linking HIV+ people to care and treatment reduce HIV transmission?
Why is this an important question?
Despite major progress against HIV, 21% of HIV+ people in the US are unaware that they are positive1 and an estimated 33% of those who know they are HIV+ are not engaged in care and treatment for their infection.2 Another 38% of newly diagnosed HIV+ individuals test so late that they receive an AIDS diagnosis at the same time
Despite major progress against HIV, 21% of HIV+ people in the US are unaware that they are positive and an estimated 33% of those who know they are HIV+ are not engaged in care and treatment for their infection.Another 38% of newly diagnosed HIV+ individuals test so late that they receive an AIDS diagnosis at the same time as, or within one year of, learning they are positive. There were an estimated 56,300 new HIV infections per year between 1996 and 2006.
This research complements improvements in HIV services being developed in San Francisco under the auspices of the CDC’s Enhanced Comprehensive HIV Prevention Planning (ECHPP), and augments ECHPP-related evaluations already being supported through the NIH-supported Centers for AIDS Research.
¿Cómo puede integrarse la prevención del VIH en los establecimientos de atención de salud?
¿Por qué es importante la prevención de la infección por el VIH en los establecimientos de atención de salud?
La prevención de la infección por el VIH es una parte importante de la atención de la salud de todas las personas.
How can HIV prevention be integrated into health care settings?
Why is HIV prevention important in health care settings?
HIV prevention is an important part of health care for all individuals. It is particularly key for those at risk of becoming infected, as well as for those who are already infected, who can then avoid transmitting HIV to others and stay healthy themselves.
How can HIV prevention be integrated into health care settings?
Prepared by Carol Dawson-Rose RN PhD, Janet Myers PhD MPH, and Karen McCready MA; CAPS
Fact Sheet 68, July 2010
Why is HIV prevention important in health care settings?
HIV prevention is an important part of health care for all individuals.
This toolkit is a “how to” guide for planning and implementing evaluation activities in cancer prevention and control programs.
The Comprehensive Cancer Control Branch (CCCB) is part of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC). CCCB developed this toolkit to help funded programs meet the evaluation requirements established for their cooperative agreements.
The specific aim of this study is to conduct a preliminary assessment of the association between measures of economic context and material well-being on the one hand, and positive and negative psychological wellbeing on the other.
It is well established that HIV-positive persons who use stimulants such as methamphetamine are at increased risk for transmitting medication-resistant strains HIV. Mental health co-morbidities such as symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and HIV-specific traumatic stress may substantially contribute to increased stimulant use among HIV-positive persons.
This study will utilize data from the Urban Men’s Health Study 2002, a probability-based survey of 879 men who have sex with men (MSM) in San Francisco. These data provide a unique, cost-effective opportunity to examine psychological correlates of stimulant use among MSM who were recruited through probability-based sampling methods.
The overall goal of this study is to enhance the physical and mental health of rural Indian women living with AIDS and their children. We will achieve these goals through the use of trained village women as Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHA) to enhance the health of women and children through improved ART adherence, CD4 levels, and physical and mental health.
This study will determine the feasibility of conducting a CRCT of a promising multi-component intervention among sex workers in Brazil. Determining study feasibility includes documenting local interest and input from key stakeholders and carrying out an analysis of costs to implement a large intervention trial.
The specific aim of this study is to conduct a preliminary assessment of the association between measures of economic context and material well-being on the one hand, and positive and negative psychological well-being on the other.
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.
