2024
Community stigma, victimization, and coping strategies among gay, bisexual, and other cis-gender men who have sex with men in slum communities in Ghana. BSGH-003
Shamrock O, Abu-Ba’are G, Zigah E, Dakpui H, Adjaka G, LeBlanc N, Alio A, Nelson L. Community stigma, victimization, and coping strategies among gay, bisexual, and other cis-gender men who have sex with men in slum communities in Ghana. BSGH-003. BMC Public Health 2024, 24: 966. PMID: 38580970, PMCID: PMC10998418, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-024-18242-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCis-gender menGBMSM livingSlum communitiesCoping strategiesExperiences of stigmaGhanaian citiesTime-location samplingStigmatizing environmentsGBMSMCommunity stigmaCombat stigmaHIV educationNegative attitudesNegative experiencesSlumsCommitment therapyGhanaIntervention approachesStigmaVictimsCommunityTime-locationMenLivingBackgroundGayA Manifesto for transformative action on HIV among Black communities in Canada
Owino M, Dryden O, Este D, Etowa J, Husbands W, Nelson L, Ojukwu E, Peters E, Tharao W. A Manifesto for transformative action on HIV among Black communities in Canada. Canadian Journal Of Public Health 2024, 115: 245-249. PMID: 38389034, PMCID: PMC11027760, DOI: 10.17269/s41997-024-00856-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCanadian communitiesBlack communityHIV epidemicSystemic anti-Black racismCommunity advocatesBlack personsWhite CanadiansAnti-Black racismCommunity leadershipHIV crisisHIVWhite supremacyBlack livesSocio-economicBlack researchersPublic institutionsCommunityService providersTransformative actionInterim CommitteeCanadaManifestoProgramPolicyProviders
2023
Family rejection of non-hetero sexuality–Sexual orientation and behavior anonymity among sexual minority men in slum communities-BSGH 001
Shamrock O, Abu-Ba’are G, Zigah E, Apreku A, Agbemedu G, Boyd D, Adjaka G, Nelson L. Family rejection of non-hetero sexuality–Sexual orientation and behavior anonymity among sexual minority men in slum communities-BSGH 001. PLOS Global Public Health 2023, 3: e0001659. PMID: 38039264, PMCID: PMC10691700, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pgph.0001659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchWhatsApp-propriate? Exploring “WhatsApp” as a Tool for Research Among Ghanaian Immigrants in the United States
Aidoo-Frimpong G, Turner D, Collins R, Ajiboye W, Agbemenu K, Nelson L. WhatsApp-propriate? Exploring “WhatsApp” as a Tool for Research Among Ghanaian Immigrants in the United States. Journal Of Racial And Ethnic Health Disparities 2023, 11: 1956-1963. PMID: 37285049, PMCID: PMC10246539, DOI: 10.1007/s40615-023-01664-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAfrican immigrantsGhanaian immigrantsAfrican immigrant communitiesImmigrant population groupsImmigrant communitiesHealth researchQualitative interviewsMigrant populationsImmigrantsDistinct themesUnited StatesMedium of communicationInterviewsPopulation groupsFuture researchPositive perceptionsWhatsAppUse of WhatsAppResearchUsesChallengesEngagementThemesCommunityCost-effective opportunities
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