This study examines how to optimize a conditional cash transfer (CCT) intervention to increase PrEP use among Black and Latinx men who have sex with men (MSM) in Los Angeles County. Findings from a discrete choice experiment reveal preferences for larger cash payments provided more frequently, with some variation in PrEP modality. These results highlight the potential of tailored CCT designs to improve PrEP uptake and advance national efforts to reduce new HIV transmissions among key populations.
This presentation compares traditional Differentiated Service Delivery (DSD) models with the RiseUP! Enhanced Differentiated Service Delivery (EDSD) model for HIV care and treatment among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in Sub-Saharan Africa. We analyze retention rates and medication adherence across various countries, highlighting the effectiveness of the RiseUP! model’s holistic, youth-friendly approach. The study emphasizes the importance of tailored, community-based interventions in improving HIV care outcomes for vulnerable populations.
Despite the availability of resources such as Ryan White-funded clinics that offer free access to HIV healthcare, significant disparities in viral suppression rates exist. This study examines the association between neighborhood characteristics, socioeconomic factors, and viral suppression among people living with HIV in neighborhoods served by Ryan White-funded clinics in Southern California.
Presentation by Harsh Agarwal and Mark Erwin that examines how telehealth is often touted as a solution to overcome several PrEP barriers. This study explores how PrEP retention compared for clients who accessed it via Telehealth versus In clinic clients. Further, this study examined inequities in each group and then compared those inequities with each other.
Presentation by Taj Morgan that described how we used human-centered design to develop an innovative mobile app to improve HIV care continuum outcomes and overall well-being among young Black gay and bisexual men living with HIV. This process, which involved co-creating the app with end users and HIV service providers, resulted in a program with high feasibility, acceptability, and likely uptake.
Presentation by Dr. Toluwani Adekunle that highlights the experiences of Black and Latine HIV care consumers that foster medical mistrust. These are experiences as pertaining to care consumers’ perceptions of healthcare provider behaviors that invoked feelings of stigma/discrimination, thereby influencing care consumers’ levels of trust and mistrust.
This infographic discusses the recent Texas case Braidwood Management v. Becerra, in which the court ruled that the employer requirement to cover pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), medication for HIV prevention, violates the plaintiff’s religious rights. The infographic further discusses the Texas’ Braidwood decision and its impact on California & the affordable Care Act
EHE Regional Learning Collaborative session entitled Community Infrastructures to Help End the HIV Epidemic held on Tuesday, July 19, from 10-11:30 AM PT! This session focused on the development, implementation, and lessons learned of three community infrastructures working to address HIV and related conditions in California. This session featured several fantastic panelists, including Dr. Sami Lubega (East Bay Getting to Zero), Ryan Clary (End the Epidemics), and Julie Tolentino (LA County Department of Public Health EHE Steering Committee). Learn more about the EHE Regional Learning Collaborative: https://chipts.ucla.edu/upcoming-events/ehe-regional-response/