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 ResearchConceptsViral 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 ResearchConceptsBlack 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 ResearchConceptsBlack 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
HIV prevention interventions to reduce sexual risk for African Americans: The influence of community-level stigma and psychological processes
Reid A, Dovidio J, Ballester E, Johnson B. HIV prevention interventions to reduce sexual risk for African Americans: The influence of community-level stigma and psychological processes. Social Science & Medicine 2014, 103: 118-125. PMID: 24507916, PMCID: PMC3920181, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2013.06.028.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite attitudesResidential segregationCommunity-level stigmaCondom use practicesAmerican National Election StudiesNational Election StudiesStructural factorsAfrican AmericansElection StudyCommunity-level educationSocial identityAfrican Americans' mistrustIntergroup disparitiesCondom useParticipants' valuesHIV prevention interventionsUnited StatesSexual riskMistrustAttitudesUse practicesAmericansMore African AmericansRepresentative sampleCommunity
2013
Stigma and Racial/Ethnic HIV Disparities
Earnshaw V, Bogart L, Dovidio J, Williams D. Stigma and Racial/Ethnic HIV Disparities. American Psychologist 2013, 68: 225-236. PMID: 23688090, PMCID: PMC3740715, DOI: 10.1037/a0032705.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsEthnicityHealth Status DisparitiesHIV InfectionsHumansResilience, PsychologicalSocial StigmaSocial Support
2012
Relative Efficacy of a Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infection, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention–Focused Intervention on Changing Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Adults
Norton W, Fisher J, Amico K, Dovidio J, Johnson B. Relative Efficacy of a Pregnancy, Sexually Transmitted Infection, or Human Immunodeficiency Virus Prevention–Focused Intervention on Changing Sexual Risk Behavior Among Young Adults. Journal Of American College Health 2012, 60: 574-582. PMID: 23157199, DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2012.721428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHuman immunodeficiency virusSexual risk reduction interventionRisk reduction interventionsRisky sexual behaviorSTI interventionsYoung adultsHIV interventionsCondom useSexual behaviorSexual risk behaviorsGreater condom usePregnancy interventionsTransmitted InfectionsImmunodeficiency virusUnplanned pregnancyPregnancyRisk behaviorsRelative efficacyInterventionAdultsInfectionBehavior changeControl conditionEfficacyParticipants