2024
An mHealth Intervention for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context (Project Comunică): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
Leluțiu-Weinberger C, Filimon M, Hoover D, Lixandru M, Hanu L, Dogaru B, Kovacs T, Fierbințeanu C, Ionescu F, Manu M, Mariș A, Pană E, Dorobănțescu C, Streinu-Cercel A, Pachankis J. An mHealth Intervention for Gay and Bisexual Men’s Mental, Behavioral, and Sexual Health in a High-Stigma, Low-Resource Context (Project Comunică): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Research Protocols 2024, 13: e52853. PMID: 38709550, PMCID: PMC11106696, DOI: 10.2196/52853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsINTERNATIONAL REGISTERED REPORT IDENTIFIERRandomized controlled trialsHIV incidenceBisexual menSexually transmitted infection testingHIV transmission risk behaviorsHIV risk reduction strategiesAttention control conditionCognitive behavioral therapy skillsHigh HIV incidenceInformation-motivation-behaviorRisk of HIVTransmission risk behaviorsSexual health communicationParticipant follow-upFollow-upLow-resource contextsLow-resource countriesSexual health goalsBehavioral therapy skillsMHealth interventionsRisk reduction strategiesFinding social supportHeavy alcohol useHIV diagnosis
2022
Individual, Interpersonal, and Structural Factors That Influence Intentions to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Sexual Minority Men in Miami
Rogers BG, Harkness A, Satyanarayana S, Pachankis J, Safren SA. Individual, Interpersonal, and Structural Factors That Influence Intentions to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Among Sexual Minority Men in Miami. Archives Of Sexual Behavior 2022, 52: 741-750. PMID: 35536492, PMCID: PMC10463180, DOI: 10.1007/s10508-021-02263-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPre-exposure prophylaxisYoung sexual minority menSexual minority menPrEP useHIV epicenterMinority menSafety of PrEPUptake of PrEPDaily oral medicationHealth intervention trialHealthcare system barriersLack of insuranceInterpersonal level themesOral medicationsSerodiscordant partnershipsBaseline visitDevelopment of interventionsPrEP uptakeHIV incidenceIntervention trialsHIV epidemicSystem barriersIndividual-level themesMedical providersSTI counseling
2013
Developing an Online Health Intervention for Young Gay and Bisexual Men
Pachankis JE, Lelutiu-Weinberger C, Golub SA, Parsons JT. Developing an Online Health Intervention for Young Gay and Bisexual Men. AIDS And Behavior 2013, 17: 2986-2998. PMID: 23673791, PMCID: PMC3796172, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-013-0499-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultBisexualityConsumer Health InformationDirective CounselingEducational StatusFocus GroupsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth PromotionHIV SeropositivityHomosexuality, MaleHumansInternetMalePatient Acceptance of Health CarePatient SatisfactionPreventive Health ServicesProgram DevelopmentProspective StudiesRisk Reduction BehaviorRisk-TakingSocial NetworkingSubstance-Related DisordersSurveys and QuestionnairesText MessagingUnited StatesConceptsYoung gayBisexual menCompetent health servicesResults of interviewsOriginal intervention participantsLife callEffective adaptationGayCritical risk groupHIV risk reduction interventionsField's abilityDelivery recommendationsOnline interventionOnline health interventionsRisk reduction interventionsHealth servicesImportant gapRisk reduction programsReduction programsHIV incidenceUnique strengthsPreventive modalitiesIntervention participantsRisk groupsIntervention delivery