INTRODUCTION Adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM) are disproportionately affected by HIV relative to other youth within the United States. Social determinants of health have been explored among this population; however, economic determinants such as material hardship, remain understudied. We examined the relationship between material hardship and sexual behavior among ASMM ages 13-18 residing in 3 U.S. cities using 2015 data from CDC's National HIV Behavioral Surveillance among Young Men who ...
Last. Rachel K. Scott(MedStar Washington Hospital Center)H-Index: 2
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BACKGROUND Despite their disparately high HIV incidence and voiced willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), Black cisgender women's knowledge and uptake of PrEP are low, especially relative to White cisgender women and men who have sex with men. Mounting evidence demonstrates that health care provider recommendations are a critical factor in women's awareness, willingness, and ability to uptake PrEP. Health care providers may make clinical judgments about who is (not) a good candidate...
INTRODUCTION AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs) provide financial support for medical care for people living with HIV (PLWH) in the US. Federal policy requires that clients recertify for the program every 6 months, which has been described as a barrier to care access. Our objective was to describe the prevalence and factors associated with ADAP disenrollment in Washington State. METHODS Between 2017 and 2019, we categorized ADAP clients by the success of their recertification applications as:...
BACKGROUND HIV is associated with accelerated decline in lung function and increased risk for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Recently there has been growing attention towards the impairment in the diffusing capacity of the lungs for carbon monoxide (DLCO), a marker of pulmonary gas exchange, observed among persons living with HIV. While increased emphysema can contribute to the DLCO impairment observed, other factors may drive this association. METHODS Utilizing cross-sectional da...