2024
Adolescent HIV prevent and care framework: A global scoping review protocol- BSGH 006
Abu-Ba’are G, Shamrock O, Rodriguez D, Agbemedu G, Nelson L. Adolescent HIV prevent and care framework: A global scoping review protocol- BSGH 006. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0289994. PMID: 39159161, PMCID: PMC11332932, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289994.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV preventionSystematic reviewMixed methods studyGlobal Index MedicusPreferred Reporting ItemsSystematically review peer-reviewed literatureCentral Register of Controlled TrialsRegister of Controlled TrialsPeer-reviewed literaturePRISMA-ScRDiversed socio-economic factorReporting ItemsGrey literatureMethods studyWeb of Science Core CollectionElectronic databasesUnique needsSelection of articlesSocio-economic factorsCareCentral RegisterData extractionInclusion criteriaControlled trialsScience Core CollectionMeasuring intersectional HIV, sexual diversity, and gender non-conformity stigma among healthcare workers in Ghana: scale validation and correlates of stigma
Oga E, Stockton M, Abu-Ba’are G, Vormawor R, Mankattah E, Endres-Dighe S, Richmond R, Jeon S, Logie C, Baning E, Saalim K, Torpey K, Nelson L, Nyblade L. Measuring intersectional HIV, sexual diversity, and gender non-conformity stigma among healthcare workers in Ghana: scale validation and correlates of stigma. BMC Health Services Research 2024, 24: 647. PMID: 38773589, PMCID: PMC11110277, DOI: 10.1186/s12913-024-11098-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntersectional stigmaIntersectional identitiesHealthcare facility staffHealthcare facilitiesGender non-conformity stigmaStigmatizing beliefsGender non-conformingSame-sex relationshipsReduce intersectional stigmaSame-gender sexFactors associated with stigmaAssociated with less stigmaMethodsWe analyzed baseline dataStigma reduction interventionsGreater comfortCorrelates of stigmaMulti-level interventionsInfection control trainingSexual diversitySexual normsAssociated with greater comfortGreater religiosityHIV testingResultsFactor analysisExploratory factor analysisParenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study
Flaherty S, Knobf M, Holland M, Slade A, Nelson L, Sadler L. Parenting experiences and outcomes among former adolescent mothers: A mixed methods study. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0303119. PMID: 38748745, PMCID: PMC11095697, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0303119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMixed methods studyParenting outcomesRandomized clinical trialsAdolescent mothersMethods studyParents' experiencesSequential mixed methods studyExplanatory sequential mixed methods studyHome visiting programsPositive parenting outcomesPhase involved interviewsVisiting programsParticipants' experiencesChild behavior problemsPromote personal growthParticipants 2Maternal experienceQuantitative phaseQualitative dataPersonal growthEarly adulthoodBehavior problemsMothersHostile parentingOutcomesScoping review of HIV-related intersectional stigma among sexual and gender minorities in sub-Saharan Africa
Dada D, Abu-Ba’are G, Turner D, Mashoud I, Owusu-Dampare F, Apreku A, Ni Z, Djiadeu P, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Zigah E, Nyhan K, Nyblade L, Nelson L. Scoping review of HIV-related intersectional stigma among sexual and gender minorities in sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Open 2024, 14: e078794. PMID: 38346887, PMCID: PMC10862343, DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-078794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSub-Saharan AfricaHIV-related stigmaIntersectional stigmaIntersectional lensHIV vulnerabilityIntersectional approachGender non-conformity stigmaStigma researchScoping reviewSystems of oppressionMeta-Analysis extensionWorsening mental healthGender minoritiesTransgender individualsHIV risk factorsPreferred Reporting ItemsStigmatised identitySGM populationsStigma driversHIV riskStigmatised populationsService uptakeNegative health effectsSub-SaharanSocioecological levelsExploring Facilitators and Barriers to STD/STI/HIV Self-Testing Among College Students in the United States: A Scoping Review
Reeves J, Zigah E, Shamrock O, Khan D, Batten J, Abu-Ba’are G, Nelson L, Djiadeu P. Exploring Facilitators and Barriers to STD/STI/HIV Self-Testing Among College Students in the United States: A Scoping Review. Journal Of Primary Care & Community Health 2024, 15: 21501319241291758. PMID: 39439284, PMCID: PMC11497516, DOI: 10.1177/21501319241291758.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAvailability of healthcareSelf-test kitsRisk of STIsSelf-testingEnglish-language studiesYoung adult college studentsDiminish stigmaScoping reviewHealth policyWeb of Science Core CollectionTesting ratesCollege studentsRemoving duplicatesOvid MEDLINEGeneral populationCochrane CENTRALScience Core CollectionOvid EmbaseAdult college studentsExclusion criteriaSexual practicesU.S. ResultsInclusion requirementsDatabase searchOvid
2023
The Promise of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – Examining Awareness, Knowledge, and Willingness to use Different Modalities Among US-Based African Immigrants
Aidoo-Frimpong G, Agbemenu K, Adzrago D, Akyirem S, Boateng S, Nelson L. The Promise of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis – Examining Awareness, Knowledge, and Willingness to use Different Modalities Among US-Based African Immigrants. Journal Of Immigrant And Minority Health 2023, 25: 1331-1338. PMID: 37378713, DOI: 10.1007/s10903-023-01515-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrEP awarenessInjectable PrEPPrEP modalitiesExact testHIV preexposure prophylaxisPre-exposure prophylaxisChi-squaredFisher's exact testEffective prevention toolPearson chi-squaredPrEP outcomesPreexposure prophylaxisHIV infectionOral pillsHIV preventionSociodemographic factorsHealthcare providersSociodemographic characteristicsPrEPEducational statusPrevention toolAfrican immigrantsProphylaxisModalitiesResearch evidence
2022
An Innovative Adaptation of an HIV Status-Neutral, Community-Informed, Socioemotional Asset-Building Intervention With the House Ball Community
Hirshfield S, Birnbaum J, Turner D, Roberson M, Bailey M, Smith M, Nelson L. An Innovative Adaptation of an HIV Status-Neutral, Community-Informed, Socioemotional Asset-Building Intervention With the House Ball Community. Health Promotion Practice 2022, 24: 398-400. PMID: 36524579, DOI: 10.1177/15248399221140794.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHouse Ball CommunityBall CommunityRisk reduction interventionsBlack lesbiansGender minoritiesMultiple stigmasFamily unitYoung blacksHIV-negative Black MSMBlack menCommunity expertsInnovative adaptationNew HIV diagnosesHIV preventionHealth-promoting behaviorsEvidence-based interventionsNational networkHIV diagnosisPriority populationsCommunity modelCritical gapAdaptation processCommunityHigh incidenceBlack MSM
2020
Latent Profile Analysis of a Syndemic of Vulnerability Factors on Incident Sexually Transmitted Infection in a Cohort of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men Only and Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women in the HIV Prevention Trials Network 061 Study.
Dyer TV, Turpin RE, Stall R, Khan MR, Nelson L, Brewer R, Friedman MR, Mimiaga MJ, Cook RL, O'Cleirigh C, Mayer KH. Latent Profile Analysis of a Syndemic of Vulnerability Factors on Incident Sexually Transmitted Infection in a Cohort of Black Men Who Have Sex With Men Only and Black Men Who Have Sex With Men and Women in the HIV Prevention Trials Network 061 Study. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2020, 47: 571-579. PMID: 32496390, PMCID: PMC7442627, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001208.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV Prevention Trials Network 061 studySexual risk profilesSyndemic factorsRisk profileBlack menImportant public health concernHIV/STI riskHigh-risk sexual behaviorPublic health concernExperience elevated levelsIncident STIsRisk factorsSTI riskVulnerability factorsSexual riskHealth concernElevated levelsBMSMWInfectionSyndemicIntimate partner violenceMenSexSexual behaviorRisk