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.
This HIV Grand Rounds session discussed the experience of working with locally trained “peer-leaders” to distribute HIV self-test kits to fellow men in two fishing communities in Uganda, with a focus on HIV testing uptake, linkage to HIV care, and examining associated challenges.
Presentation featuring Laura Hoyt D’Anna and Everardo Alvizo that describes their study aims to address the HIV epidemic by improving PrEP linkage, uptake, and retention among Black and Latinx same-gender loving men, transgender women, and other gender-diverse persons in Long Beach, CA. This is a mixed methods study designed to explore barriers and facilitators to engagement along the PrEP care continuum from the viewpoints of community members and current and potential PrEP providers. Findings will inform the following: 1) the Long Beach HIV/STI Strategic Plan, 2) a culturally appropriate PrEP readiness and facilitation tool, and 3) intervention opportunities to be studied in future research.
This report highlights the urgent need to consider innovative strategies to connect BLCW with PrEP services. As part of a NIMH EHE supplement project, the UCLA CHIPTS received funding to develop and pilot an implementation strategy to increase PrEP awareness and optimize PrEP uptake among BLCW through the use of the PlushCare telemedicine application.
The flyer is for a EHE Regional Learning Collaborative session entitled Community Infrastructures to Help End the HIV Epidemic on Tuesday, July 19, from 10-11:30 AM PT! This session will focus on the development, implementation, and lessons learned of three community infrastructures working to address HIV and related conditions in California.
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/
Oral Presentation at the CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference featuring Chenglin Hong held on January 2022. The presentation examines the effect of HIV stigma, which might be pronounced among Black sexual minority men living with HIV due to the Intersectionality and multiple minority stressors. Findings underscore the critical associations between HIV stigma and patient-reported mental health outcomes and quality of life.
Oral Presentation at the CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference featuring Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, David Adzrago, R. Lorraine Collins, Kafuli Agbemenu, LaRon Nelson held on January 2022. The presentation objective was to examine factors associated with willingness to use PrEP delivery methods (i.e., daily oral pill, injectable, microbicide gel, vaginal ring, subdermal implant, vaginal film) among Ghanaians – a subgroup of African immigrants.
CHIPTS and the San Diego CFAR hosted a Worlds AIDS Day event in December 2022. Researchers from CHIPTS and the SD CFAR came together to reflect on the WAD2021 highlighting their innovative research and community perspectives on how we can work together to address inequities and end the HIV epidemic. Described in this presentation are three research studies to test the effectiveness of interventions in improving health outcomes among populations at-risk or currently living with HIV who have experienced incarceration (LINK2, MEPS, and BARS).
Flyer for session 14 of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative on November 16, 2021. Join this session to learn about effective ways to link and engage community members in HIV care.