2024
Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Using an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot to Promote HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Malaysia: Mixed Methods Study.
Cheah M, Gan Y, Altice F, Wickersham J, Shrestha R, Salleh N, Ng K, Azwa I, Balakrishnan V, Kamarulzaman A, Ni Z. Testing the Feasibility and Acceptability of Using an Artificial Intelligence Chatbot to Promote HIV Testing and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis in Malaysia: Mixed Methods Study. JMIR Human Factors 2024, 11: e52055. PMID: 38277206, PMCID: PMC10858413, DOI: 10.2196/52055.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUptake of HIV testingHIV testingPre-exposure prophylaxisUnified Theory of AcceptanceFrequency of HIV testingTheory of AcceptanceAI chatbotsPromote HIV testingMental health supportHIV risk assessmentHIV prevention effortsHIV-related informationMixed methods studyPresence of stigmaUse of TechnologyConsequences of HIVEffort expectancySexually transmitted infectionsWeb-based surveyEngaging MSMArtificial intelligenceTranscribed verbatimPrEP uptakeHealth supportMental health
2021
Community-Based Interventions as Opportunities to Increase HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men – Lessons From Ghana, West Africa
Abubakari GM, Turner D, Ni Z, Conserve DF, Dada D, Otchere A, Amanfoh Y, Boakye F, Torpey K, Nelson LE. Community-Based Interventions as Opportunities to Increase HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Among Men Who Have Sex With Men – Lessons From Ghana, West Africa. Frontiers In Public Health 2021, 9: 660256. PMID: 34178919, PMCID: PMC8226123, DOI: 10.3389/fpubh.2021.660256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingReporting of symptomsHIV prevention programsPeer support interventionHIV Self-TestingCommunity-based interventionsHealth care settingsHIV servicesCommunity-engaged processCare settingsHIVHIV educationMedical carePrevention programsRegistered NursesSupport interventionsMSMNursesInterventionUtilization of appsStigmatized populationsCareSaharan AfricaMenSelf-TestingA State of the Science on HIV Prevention Over 40 Years Among Black and Hispanic/Latinx Communities
Ramos SR, Nelson LE, Jones SG, Ni Z, Turpin RE, Portillo CJ. A State of the Science on HIV Prevention Over 40 Years Among Black and Hispanic/Latinx Communities. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2021, 32: 253-263. PMID: 33929978, PMCID: PMC8223201, DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000266.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic/Latinx communitiesHIV preventionPrevention interventionsPre-exposure prophylaxis uptakeNew HIV infectionsBehavioral prevention interventionsHIV infectionHIV testingClinical practiceMultilevel interventionsPreventionInterventionLatinx personsPublic healthLatinx communitiesInfectionStructural inequitiesWillingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment
Ni Z, Altice FL, Wickersham JA, Copenhaver MM, DiDomizio EE, Nelson LE, Shrestha R. Willingness to initiate pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and its use among opioid-dependent individuals in drug treatment. Drug And Alcohol Dependence 2021, 219: 108477. PMID: 33422864, PMCID: PMC7946167, DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2020.108477.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOpioid-dependent individualsPre-exposure prophylaxisPrEP useHIV riskHealthcare providersSex-related risk behaviorsMultivariable logistic regression analysisAwareness of PrEPUrban methadone clinicMultiple logistic regressionDisproportionate HIV burdenLogistic regression analysisCross-sectional surveyHIV burdenHIV infectionHIV testingIndependent correlatesMethadone clinicsDrug treatmentRisk behaviorsLogistic regressionPrEPPrevious useHigher likelihoodProphylaxis