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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.

Journal Article

Journal Article

Severe Food Insecurity Is Associated with Overweight and Increased Body Fat Among People Living with HIV in the Dominican Republic

We found severe food insecurity associated with increased BMI and body fat as well as higher odds of being overweight among PLHIV in the DR.

Aug 17, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

From Pill to Condom, or Nothing at All: HIV Diagnosis and Discontinuation of Highly Effective Contraceptives Among Women in Northeast Brazil

HIV care providers have an opportunity to increase HEC coverage among HIV-positive women by preventing HEC discontinuation or encouraging HEC resumption among discontinuers.

Jul 26, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Using a "Positive Deviance" Framework to Discover Adaptive Risk Reduction Behaviors Among High-Risk HIV Negative Black Men Who Have Sex with Men

Some young black men who have sex with men, otherwise at high risk for HIV infection due to drug use and other behaviors, make strategic decisions that help keep them HIV negative.

Jun 6, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Gender Differences in the Association Between Conduct Disorder and Risky Sexual Behavior

Conduct disorder is associated with risky sexual behavior among youth, but the specific behavior most strongly associated with conduct disorder is different for female and males.

Apr 27, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Effects of Depression Alleviation on Work Productivity and Income Among HIV Patients in Uganda

Alleviation of major depression among a sample of Ugandans with HIV was associated with better work functioning, which suggests that integrating care for depression and HIV may improve the economic well-being of people living with HIV.

Mar 16, 2017
Journal Article

Journal Article

Church-Based HIV Screening in Racial/Ethnic Minority Communities of California, 2011–2012

By expanding the reach of HIV testing programs, church-based testing events could help achieve the goal of universal testing.

Mar 14, 2017
Periodical

Periodical

RAND Review: January-February 2017

This issue highlights ways that RAND researchers on the ground in Uganda are having a measurable impact on the lives of men and women struggling with HIV and depression. The issue also features a tribute to the late economist Charles Wolf Jr.

Jan 12, 2017
Essay

Improving HIV and Mental Health Care in Uganda

A small team of RAND researchers has spent years working with local clinics in Uganda to help people not just survive HIV, but learn to live with it, and even thrive.

Jan 5, 2017
Commentary

In a 'Post-Truth' World, Evidence and Experts Matter More Than Ever

In 2016, a so-called “post-truth” world emerged, where objective truths seem to carry less weight than opinions that appeal to personal beliefs. But experts and truth still matter.

Dec 16, 2016
News Release

Agencies in Five Cities Receive Funding to Improve Coordination of Health Care and Housing Assistance for HIV Patients

Public health departments and nonprofit groups in five cities will receive federal funding to improve the coordination of health care and housing help for people living with HIV. A new RAND program is providing support and capacity building assistance and evaluation of the sites.

Dec 12, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Depression at Treatment Initiation Predicts HIV Antiretroviral Adherence in Uganda

Presence of depression at the start of HIV antiretroviral therapy can affect whether patients take their medications, which suggests that screening and early treatment could help boost rates of medication adherence.

Dec 8, 2016
Content

Twenty Years of HIV Research at RAND

RAND has been in the vanguard of HIV research since the virus emerged on the national scene in the mid-1980s. Since then, as policy and clinical issues have evolved, RAND has adapted its focus and methods to address new challenges.

Dec 1, 2016
Project

RAND Europe Focus on HIV/AIDS

With funding and support from a range of public and private organisations, RAND Europe has conducted a number of studies examining and evaluating HIV/AIDS research, prevention and treatment strategies.

Nov 30, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Mind the Gap: Implementation Challenges Break the Link Between HIV/AIDS Research and Practice

Case studies of the implementation of two sampling strategies suggest how future research may increase reach and uptake of HIV services among key populations.

Nov 30, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Achieving Broad Participation in Congregational Health Surveys at African American and Latino Churches

Participation in church-wide surveys of sensitive health issues can be enhanced by holding survey sessions after religious services, collaborating with congregational leaders, and tailoring surveys to the cultural and organizational contexts.

Sep 15, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Demographic, Insurance, and Health Characteristics of Newly Enrolled HIV-positive Patients After Implementation of the Affordable Care Act in California

After key ACA provisions went into effect in 2014, enrollment of HIV-positive patients increased. Those newly enrolled in a large California health plan were more likely to be male, in a high-deductible plan, and to have better viral control.

Sep 13, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

HIV Testing Among Black and Hispanic Immigrants in the United States

Many black and Hispanic immigrants to the United States have not been tested for HIV.

Jul 25, 2016
Commentary

Revisiting Restrictions on Blood Donations from Gay and Bisexual Men

The FDA does not accept blood from male donors who have had sex with a man in the last 12 months. Is this restriction supported by scientific evidence? Or, is it related to lingering stigma and discrimination related to HIV/AIDS?

Jul 5, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

A Novel Test of the GTO Implementation Support Intervention in Low Resource Settings: Year 1 Findings and Challenges

Boys & Girls Club sites that used the Getting to Outcomes implementation support tool had greater capacity to run the Making Proud Choices program, but youth sexual health outcomes were no better at sites that used the tool versus those that did not.

Jun 21, 2016
Journal Article

Journal Article

Multi-level Correlates of Safer Conception Methods Awareness and Attitudes Among Ugandan HIV Clients with Fertility Intentions

We examined awareness and attitudes towards SCM, and the correlates of these constructs among 400 HIV clients with fertility intentions in Uganda.

Jun 5, 2016

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