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Sexually Transmitted Diseases

HIV/AIDS, HPV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, herpes, and other sexually transmitted diseases can cause depression, pain, and even death. RAND research equips policymakers worldwide with objective data on disease prevention and education, as well as recommendations for improving care while reducing disparities in treatment.

News Release

U.S. Service Members in Generally Good Health, but Risky Behaviors Persist

U.S. military service members are mostly healthy but the level of risky behaviors such as binge drinking, tobacco use, and unprotected sex is cause for concern.

Apr 28, 2021
Journal Article

Examination of Mediators and Moderators to Understand How and in What Context Game Changers Increases HIV Prevention Advocacy Among Persons Living With HIV in Uganda

These findings highlight the importance of helping PLWH cope with self-stigma and gain comfort with disclosure, as well as the potential influence of network support, trustworthiness, connectedness, and stigmatization on engagement in prevention advocacy.

Apr 28, 2021
Research Brief

2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey: Summary Findings and Policy Implications for the Active Component

The 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey sought information on the health and health behaviors of service members. This brief summarizes results for broad topics of the survey, such as substance use and mental health, among active component members.

Apr 28, 2021
Research Brief

Sexual Behavior and Health Among the Reserve Component

The 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey sought information on the health and health behaviors of service members. This brief reviews results for sexual behavior, contraceptive use, and HIV testing among reserve component members.

Apr 28, 2021
Research Brief

2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey: Summary Findings and Policy Implications for the Reserve Component

The 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey sought information on the health and health behaviors of service members. This brief summarizes results for broad topics of the survey, such as substance use and mental health, among reserve component members.

Apr 28, 2021
Research Brief

2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey: Comparing the Active and Reserve Components

The 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey sought information on the health and health behaviors of service members. This brief compares results for the active component and the reserve component.

Apr 28, 2021
Research Brief

2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey: Sexual Behavior and Health Among the Active Component

The 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey sought information on the health and health behaviors of service members. This brief reviews results for sexual behavior and health among active component members.

Apr 28, 2021
Report

Reserve Component Results from the Health Related Behaviors Survey

Findings from the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey of reserve component service members relate to health promotion and disease prevention, substance use, mental and emotional health, physical health and functional limitations, sexual behavior and health, sexual orientation and health, and deployment experiences and health.

Apr 28, 2021
Report

2018 Department of Defense Health Related Behaviors Survey (HRBS): Results for the Active Component

In this report, RAND researchers review survey methods, sample demographics, key findings, and policy implications from the 2018 Health Related Behaviors Survey of active component service members.

Apr 28, 2021
Journal Article

Inter-Group and Intraminority-Group Discrimination Experiences and the Coping Responses of Latino Sexual Minority Men Living With HIV

We conducted 30 qualitative interviews with HIV-positive Latino sexual minority men about recent discrimination events (context, details, perpetrator, type) and how they coped with these events.

Mar 18, 2021
Journal Article

Cost Evaluation of Integrating Local HIV and Housing Data to Facilitate Service Coordination in Four Demonstration Sites

As part of the evaluation of a federal initiative to integrate HIV medical and housing data at four local jurisdictions in the U.S., we estimated the financial costs of implementing data integration occurring from June 2016 to August 2018.

Mar 12, 2021
Journal Article

Project SLIP: Implementation of a PrEP Screening and Linkage Intervention in Primary Care

The study developed and pilot-tested a PrEP screener for use in primary care clinics to help facilitate PrEP uptake. Findings suggest that brief HIV risk screening in primary care is acceptable, feasible, and shows preliminary effects in increasing PrEP referral rates.

Mar 5, 2021
Journal Article

Longitudinal Assessment of Changes in Mental and Sexual Health Outcomes Due to COVID-19 Among Latinx SMM and TGW

This study provides longitudinal information on how COVID-19 is impacting the mental and sexual health of Latinx SMM and TGW across Los Angeles County.

Jan 8, 2021
Journal Article

Rapid Mixed-Methods Assessment of COVID-19 Impact on Latinx Sexual Minority Men and Latinx Transgender Women

A rapid, mixed-methods assessment to understand how COVID-19 affected Latinx sexual minority men (LSMM) and transgender women (LTGW).

Jan 8, 2021
Q&A

Medical Mistrust Could Reduce Vaccine Uptake: Q&A with Laura Bogart

Laura Bogart, a senior behavioral scientist, studies how discrimination feeds medical mistrust and conspiracy beliefs. Her research on how mistrust became a barrier to treatment for Black Americans during the HIV epidemic sheds light on why some might question the safety of a COVID-19 vaccine.

Dec 23, 2020
Journal Article

Delayed Treatment for People Living with HIV in China, 2004–2016: An Analysis of An Observational Cohort

This study analyzed the late testing and lag time between HIV diagnosis and initiation of antiretroviral treatment from 2004 to 2016 and identified the risk factors for delayed initiation of ART.

Nov 12, 2020
Journal Article

Perceptions and Determinants of Healthy Eating for People with HIV in the Dominican Republic Who Experience Food Insecurity

PLHIV who experience food insecurity face various barriers to engaging in healthy dietary behaviours. Their diets are influenced at multiple levels of influence ranging from individual to structural, requiring multi-level interventions that can address these factors concurrently.

Oct 7, 2020
Journal Article

A Pilot Test of Game Changers, a Social Network Intervention to Empower People with HIV to Be Prevention Advocates in Uganda

We developed and conducted a pilot test of Game Changers, a 6-session group-based intervention that aims to empower people with HIV to be agents for HIV prevention by initiating conversations about HIV with social network members.

Aug 7, 2020
Journal Article

Evaluation of Longitudinal Surrogate Markers

In this paper, we propose a model-free definition for the proportion of the treatment effect on the primary outcome that is explained by the treatment effect on the longitudinal surrogate markers.

Aug 4, 2020
Blog

RAND's Response to a Past Pandemic: HIV/AIDS

In the 1980s, HIV/AIDS killed 90 percent of those infected. RAND was at the forefront of the research response, providing key data on costs of care, barriers to access, and the disease's effects on quality of life. RAND continues to pursue ways to ease HIV's impact in the United States and Africa.

May 19, 2020

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