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Jul 11, 2023

Predisposing, Enabling and Need Correlates of Mental Health Treatment Utilization Among Homeless Men

This study examines factors associated with mental health care utilization among men experiencing homelessness. Need (PTSD/depression), predisposing and enabling factors were associated with recent mental health care utilization.
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Measurement of Consumer Engagement in HIV Care Quality Improvement

Working with HIV care providers and consumers, RAND researchers identified partner priorities and measures of consumer engagement in HIV care quality improvement work, including the available instruments and measures that address those priorities.
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Unmet Social Needs Are Associated with Lower Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Medication Among a Sample of Black People Living with HIV (PLHIV)

This study examined the prevalence and typology of unmet needs and the association between unmet needs and HIV antiretroviral therapy medication adherence among a sample of Black people living with HIV in Los Angeles, CA.
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Rise: Improving HIV Treatment Adherence Through Peer Counseling

RAND and APLA Health have partnered since 2006 on a series of studies on Rise, a one-on-one peer counseling program to improve antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence among Black / African American clients.
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Optimizing Uptake of Long-Acting Injectable Pre-exposure Prophylaxis for HIV Prevention for Men Who Have Sex with Men

We conducted a discrete choice experiment on preferences for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men.
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Randomized Controlled Trial of Rise, A Community-Based Culturally Congruent Counseling Intervention to Support Antiretroviral Therapy Adherence Among Black/African American Adults Living with HIV

We conducted a randomized controlled trial of Rise, a community-based culturally congruent adherence intervention, from January 2018 to December 2021 with 166 Black adults living with HIV in Los Angeles.
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Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study from a Cohort of HIV Clients in Uganda

The paper utilized a longitudinal mixed-methods approach to evaluate the economic impact of COVID-19 on food security and ART-taking behaviors among people living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda.
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Incentives and Reminders to Improve Long-term Medication Adherence (INMIND): Protocol for a Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial

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Paying for PrEP: A Qualitative Study of Cost Factors That Impact Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Uptake in the US

We conducted semi-structured interviews with 25 men who have sex with men who presented for routine health care at a STD clinic about their experiences with accessing and paying for PrEP.
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Three Essays on HIV Investments in Sub-Saharan Africa

Examines the HIV-related health decisions and investments that are made by people living with HIV as well as the institutions that serve them, and it assesses their indirect effects.
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Aug 12, 2022

Assessing Program Sustainability for Public Health in Low-Resource Setting

Explores program sustainability for public health in low- and middle-income countries in Sub-Saharan Africa.

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