2024
The Implications of PrEP Use, Condom Use, and Partner Viral Load Status for Openness to Serodifferent Partnering Among US Sexual Minority Men (SMM)
Kalwicz D, Rao S, Modrakovic D, Zea M, Dovidio J, Eaton L, Holt M, MacGibbon J, Zaheer M, Garner A, Calabrese S. The Implications of PrEP Use, Condom Use, and Partner Viral Load Status for Openness to Serodifferent Partnering Among US Sexual Minority Men (SMM). AIDS And Behavior 2024, 28: 524-534. PMID: 38329558, PMCID: PMC10999131, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04241-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCondomsHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMalePre-Exposure ProphylaxisSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSexual PartnersViral LoadConceptsViral load statusSexual minority menUndetectable viral loadSerodifferent partnersPrEP statusViral loadPrEP usersSexual scenariosCondom useEffect of condom useHIV-negative sexual minority menOnline survey studyPrEP useBetween-subject variabilityMeasures ANCOVAGreater opennessMinority menPrEPCondomSexual partnershipsSurvey studyBackground characteristicsANCOVAThe Potential Role of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) in Reducing HIV Stigma among Sexual Minority Men in the US
Calabrese S, Kalwicz D, Zaheer M, Dovidio J, Garner A, Zea M, Treloar C, Holt M, Smith A, MacGibbon J, Modrakovic D, Rao S, Eaton L. The Potential Role of Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) in Reducing HIV Stigma among Sexual Minority Men in the US. AIDS And Behavior 2024, 28: 741-757. PMID: 38285293, PMCID: PMC11043859, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-023-04263-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsReduce HIV stigmaHIV stigmaDestigmatizing potentialNon-Hispanic whitesHIV transmission riskCross-sectional studyPercentage of participantsStigma dimensionsStigmatizing beliefsSexual minority menHIV discriminationStigmaUndetectable viral loadMinority menHIVParticipantsEngage peoplePositive feelingsTransmission riskMenPeopleInformation messagesScientific underpinningsViral loadIntervention
2023
Targeted social marketing of PrEP and the stigmatization of black sexual minority men
Calabrese S, Kalwicz D, Dovidio J, Rao S, Modrakovic D, Boone C, Magnus M, Kharfen M, Patel V, Zea M. Targeted social marketing of PrEP and the stigmatization of black sexual minority men. PLOS ONE 2023, 18: e0285329. PMID: 37167318, PMCID: PMC10174512, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0285329.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMalePre-Exposure ProphylaxisSexual and Gender MinoritiesSocial MarketingStereotypingConceptsBlack sexual minority menSexual minority menFocus group participantsPrEP stigmaGroup participantsSubject comparisonsMinority menLongitudinal online surveyHIV incidenceGroup comparisonsPrEPMore stigmatizingParticipantsMenFocus groupsMinimal effectStigmaGroupTargeted Social MarketingOnline surveyHIVInteraction effectsSocial marketingSocial marketing initiatives‘There are people like me who will see that, and it will just wash over them’: Black sexual minority men’s perspectives on messaging in PrEP visual advertisements
Kalwicz D, Rao S, Modrakovic D, Zea M, Dovidio J, Magnus M, Kharfen M, Patel V, Calabrese S. ‘There are people like me who will see that, and it will just wash over them’: Black sexual minority men’s perspectives on messaging in PrEP visual advertisements. Culture Health & Sexuality 2023, 25: 1371-1386. PMID: 36598172, PMCID: PMC10318116, DOI: 10.1080/13691058.2022.2157491.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdvertisingBlack or African AmericanHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMalePre-Exposure ProphylaxisSexual and Gender MinoritiesConceptsBlack sexual minority menPublic health campaignsSexual minority menPrEP useHealth campaignsMinority menPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP awarenessPublic health crisisPrEP informationHigh incidencePrEPMenHIVHealth crisisCondomsFocus groupsPromotional messagingMen's perspectivesPrimary themesAcceptabilityProphylaxisIncidence
2022
“Let’s Be a Person to Person and Have a Genuine Conversation”: Comparing Perspectives on PrEP and Sexual Health Communication Between Black Sexual Minority Men and Healthcare Providers
Calabrese SK, Rao S, Eldahan AI, Tekeste M, Modrakovic D, Dangaran D, Boone CA, Underhill K, Krakower DS, Mayer KH, Hansen NB, Kershaw TS, Magnus M, Betancourt JR, Dovidio JF. “Let’s Be a Person to Person and Have a Genuine Conversation”: Comparing Perspectives on PrEP and Sexual Health Communication Between Black Sexual Minority Men and Healthcare Providers. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2022, 51: 2583-2601. PMID: 35790614, PMCID: PMC10040304, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-021-02213-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsHealth CommunicationHealth PersonnelHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual HealthConceptsPatient-provider communicationBlack sexual minority menSexual minority menHIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis AwarenessHealthcare providersPre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) awarenessProvider preferencesSexual health conversationsSexual health communicationCommunity healthcare providersMinority menUS healthcare systemPrEP accessPatient preferencesHealth conversationsFocus groupsSexual healthcarePatient comfortProviders' perceptionsSexual healthQualitative focus groupsPatientsPrEPHealthcare systemHealth communication
2014
Implicit and explicit weight bias in a national sample of 4,732 medical students: The medical student CHANGES study
Phelan S, Dovidio J, Puhl R, Burgess D, Nelson D, Yeazel M, Hardeman R, Perry S, van Ryn M. Implicit and explicit weight bias in a national sample of 4,732 medical students: The medical student CHANGES study. Obesity 2014, 22: 1201-1208. PMID: 24375989, PMCID: PMC3968216, DOI: 10.1002/oby.20687.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsExplicit weight biasWeight biasExplicit biasAnti-Fat Attitudes TestMedical Student CHANGE StudyImplicit Association TestImplicit weight biasImplications of biasesStudent factorsNational sampleExplicit attitudesLarge national sampleWeight biasesBias scoresAttitudes TestRacial minoritiesAssociation TestLongitudinal studyFeeling thermometerYear medical studentsFuture researchMedical studentsTest interventionsBiasesStudents