HIV and AIDS

In the 1980s, soon after AIDS and HIV were first recognized, RAND Health conducted the first major research effort to collect information on a nationally representative sample of people receiving care for HIV infection. Today, RAND research addresses a wide range of HIV/AIDS-related issues around the world, including access, cost, and quality of care; antiretroviral treatment; and the effective allocation of prevention resources.

Research conducted by: RAND Health; HIV Cost and Services Utilization Study (HCSUS); RAND Child Policy; RAND Drug Policy Research Center; Safety and Justice Program

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The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention and Care in Central America

Faith-based organizations such as churches and religious relief and development groups can play an important role in the response to HIV and AIDS in Central America, despite the fact that many do not support certain prevention measures such as condoms.

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JOURNAL ARTICLE

Attitudes and Beliefs Related to HIV/AIDS in Urban Religious Congregations: Barriers and Opportunities for HIV-related Interventions — May 1, 2012

Affirming norms and attitudes are not a prerequisite for urban congregations to initiate HIV prevention and care activities, a finding relevant for HIV services providers and researchers seeking to engage congregations on this issue.

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Socioeconomic Support Reduces Nonretention in a Comprehensive, Community-Based Antiretroviral Therapy Program in Uganda — Apr 1, 2012

The authors evaluated the benefit of socioeconomic support (S-E support), comprising various financial and nonfinancial services that are available based on assessment of need, in reducing mortality and lost to follow-up (LTFU) at Reach Out Mbuya, a community-based, antiretroviral therapy program in Uganda.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Electronic Medical Records and Same Day Patient Tracing Improves Clinic Efficiency and Adherence to Appointments in a Community Based HIV/AIDS Care Program, in Uganda — Feb 1, 2012

Patients who miss clinic appointments make unscheduled visits which compromise the ability to plan for and deliver quality care.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Community HIV Treatment Advocacy Programs May Support Treatment Adherence — Feb 1, 2012

The authors conducted a non-randomized evaluation examining relationships of HIV treatment advocacy participation to adherence, care engagement, social services utilization, unmet needs, patient self-advocacy, and adherence self-efficacy among 121 HIV-positive clients.

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Social Network and Individual Correlates of Sexual Risk Behavior Among Homeless Young Men Who Have Sex with Men — Jan 1, 2012

HIV prevention programs for homeless YMSM may warrant a multipronged approach that helps these youth strengthen their ties to prosocial peers, develop more positive condom attitudes, and access needed mental health and housing services.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Understanding Heterosexual Condom Use Among Homeless Men — Jan 1, 2012

This study uses an event-based approach to examine individual, relationship, and contextual correlates of heterosexual condom use among homeless men.

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Masculinity and HIV Risk Among Homeless Men in Los Angeles — Jan 1, 2012

HIV continues to be a serious public health problem for men who have sex with women (MSW), especially homeless MSW.

MULTIMEDIA

Global HIV Programs at the Crossroads: How Can Donor Funding Be Optimized? — Dec 15, 2011

In this December 2011 Congressional Briefing, Gery Ryan discusses policy options and recommendations on how to most effectively fund HIV treatment initiatives throughout the world.

NEWS RELEASE

More Transparency, Efficiency Needed to Improve Impact of HIV Funding in Developing Countries — Dec 14, 2011

With the need for HIV services in developing countries rising and the availability of funding flat or declining, existing resources should be better leveraged to help provide life-saving services to more people in need.

RESEARCH BRIEF

Improving Value for Money in Funding HIV Services in Developing Countries — Dec 12, 2011

This brief summarizes options for improving value for money in HIV funding by using a case study that focuses on the two largest funders, the U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief and the Global Fund, and antiretroviral therapy.

REPORT

Where in Social and Sexual Networks Should HIV Interventions Target? Identifying Similarities in Social Contexts Characteristics and Mutual Disclosure Behaviors of HIV Status and MSM Identity Across Social and Sexual Networks — Nov 3, 2011

Attempts to understand where similarities in social context characteristics and disclosure behaviors lie in respondents' various sexual and social networks leading to important implications for developing new and innovative HIV interventions.

REPORT

More Transparency, Efficiency Needed to Improve Impact of HIV Funding in Developing Countries — Dec 14, 2011

With the need for HIV services in developing countries rising and the availability of funding flat or declining, existing resources should be better leveraged to help provide life-saving services to more people in need.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Social, Structural and Behavioral Drivers of Concurrent Partnerships Among African American Men in Philadelphia — Sep 30, 2011

African American men view sexual relationships with non-main partners as riskier; concurrent relationships are acceptable and often expected.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Faith-based Organizations and the Framing of HIV/AIDS — Sep 1, 2011

This article examines the different ways in which faith-based organizations (FBO) frame discussions about HIV.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Patient and Provider Characteristics Associated with the Decision of HIV Coinfected Patients to Start Hepatitis C Treatment — Aug 31, 2011

A patient's decision to start or defer hepatitis C treatment is influenced by the stage of their disease and by their providers' confidence about the efficacy of hepatitis C treatment.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Longitudinal Association of HIV Conspiracy Beliefs with Sexual Risk Among Black Males Living with HIV — Aug 1, 2011

In a sample of HIV-positive African American men, greater belief in HIV conspiracies was associated with a higher likelihood of reporting unprotected intercourse.

REPORT

How Community and Faith-Based Organizations Can Help Improve Community Well-Being — May 9, 2011

Content for a toolkit was designed to help community and faith-based organizations take advantage of opportunities presented in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and engage leaders in promoting health in their communities.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

The Role of the Home Environment and Routinization in ART Adherence — Apr 19, 2011

This study explores home-based medication triggers for taking antiretrovial therapy, including meals, pillboxes, time of day, and visual cues.

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Increased Substance Use and Risky Sexual Behavior Among Migratory Homeless Youth: Exploring the Role of Social Network Composition — Mar 11, 2011

Young homeless "travelers" engage in higher risk behavior than non-traveler homeless and may have different service needs and require different service approaches.

PROJECT

Can Antiretroviral Therapy Prevent HIV/AIDS? — Feb 18, 2011

Many complex issues surround the use of antiretroviral therapy as HIV prevention. RAND Europe is partnering with several organisations on Mapping Pathways, a project that will explore potential treatment regimes and conduct research, community engagement, and policy work in the U.S., India, and South Africa.

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