This community workshop hosted by our Equitable Injectable PrEP in LA County Initiative featured a panel of Black and Latino/a cisgender MSM and transgender women (BLMSM/TW) who shared their experiences with injectable PrEP in Los Angeles County.
Presentation by Naira Setrakian that described patterns of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use and switching between event-driven PrEP and daily PrEP regimens in a population of men who have sex (MSM) in
Hanoi, Vietnam. Data from a large PrEP clinic at Hanoi Medical University show that switching PrEP regimens is common and results in longer periods of PrEP use.
Presentation by Khadesia Howell that aims to better understand intersectional stigma and discrimination and its effects on mental health, as well as to improve intersectional stigma assessment tools. It is a qualitative study executed by doing in-depth semi-structured interviews as a way for Black SMM to ‘think aloud’ and tell their stories and experiences. From this we were able to better understand how this marginalized group responds to stigma and discrimination and how they interact with intersectional stigma assessment tools.
This factsheet provides an overview of the mSTUDY that began in 2013 as a NIDA funded U01 research platform to support research efforts at the intersection of drugs of abuse and HIV by following a cohort of over 500 HIV positive and negative young men who have sex with men (MSM) of color in Los Angeles
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.
Prior work suggests substance use is a risk factor for intimate partner violence but limited research exploring this association among MSM exists. We explored associations between substance use and experiences of IPV among MSM participating in the mSTUDY cohort in Los Angeles. Stimulant use was associated with increased odds of experiencing IPV relative to those reporting no stimulant use and the magnitude of this association was greater among MSM living with HIV.
Oral Presentation at the CHIPTS HIV Next Generation Conference featuring Erik Storholm held in January 2022. The presentation examined the associations of multiple latent predictor variables known to be related to HIV outcomes such as socioeconomic distress, intimate partner violence, depression, resilience, and HIV related social support with HIV care engagement among. The presentation discusses test whether healthcare empowerment mediates the impact of these latent predictor variables have HIV care engagement.
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.