HIV incidence among Los Angeles County (LAC) residents who accessed syphilis testing through the LAC Department of Public Health-supported HIV and STD testing programs was examined and compared to the timing of syphilis diagnoses. Cox proportional hazards models found that syphilis diagnosis was strongly associated with HIV acquisition after adjusting for demographic factors (adjusted hazard ratio [aHR] = 2.96; 95% CI: 2.42-3.62; p <0.0001). Individuals with syphilis had 196% higher risk of HIV acquisition compared to those without syphilis.
Hosted by our Equitable Injectable PrEP in LA County Initiative, this workshop featured a panel presentation from staff at the Division of HIV and STD Programs on current and future plans to expand PrEP use in Los Angeles County.
This global health seminar featured Dr. Dvora Joseph Davey who focused on research to address equitable delivery of HIV and STI interventions, focusing on a case study of oral and injectable PrEP, and STI management, in pregnant and lactating people, in South Africa.
Presentation by Izzy Chiu that highlights how Trans women experience a high burden of HIV and are at high risk for hepatitis C virus (HCV). The interaction between these two diseases and the behavioral risks for HIV/HCV co-infection among trans women are understudied. The presentation shares the results of an analysis of HIV and HCV serological and behavioral data collected among trans women in San Francisco from 2019 to 2020 as part of the CDC’s first National HIV Behavioral Surveillance survey for trans women.
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
Panel discussion by Deja Cabrera (The San Diego LGBT Community Center), Antonia D’orsay (Borrego Health), and Victoria Castro (El/La Para TransLatinas) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 15. The presentations discussed how to provide culturally competent and inclusive HIV services for the trans community.
Panel discussion by Alejandro Chavez, Dr. Alicia Morehead-Gee, Jacqueline Nazarian (AltaMed Health Services), Christopher Artalejo-Price (San Francisco AIDS Foundation), and Wendy Garland (Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Division of HIV and STD Programs) part of the Ending the HIV Epidemic (EHE) Regional Learning Collaborative session 13. The presentations highlighted each organizations public health communications and media campaign strategies to disseminate HIV-related information and connect community members to HIV services.
Oral presentation by Terry L. Smith (APLA Health) that discusses sexual health services post COVID-19, highlighting the importance of routine testing for HIV and STD and prioritize PEP services and linkage to care for newly diagnosed HIV+ persons.
Oral presentation by Felipe Findley (WATTS Health Center) that discusses the history of race and racism in the United States and the impact on medicine/healthcare system. The presentation describes how Systemic racism is a contributing factor to unequal risk of HIV infection and access to care.
Oral presentation by Chenglin Hong, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs that describes an on-going study that aims to determine past 6 months STI testing and diagnoses, identify sociodemographic and behavioral correlates of recent STI testing, and examine the association between recent STI testing and HIV serostatus among Chinese MSM.