Correlates of HIV Transmission Behaviors and HIV Testing in Predominately African American/Black Women with High-Risk Male Sex Partners

Jones, Rachel; Hoover, Donald R.; Lacroix, Lorraine J.; Garvey, Casey

doi:10.1007/s10461-019-02762-8

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“…1 Previous literature shows that Black women are no more likely to engage in risky sexual behaviors compared to women of other racial/ethnic groups. [2][3][4] Black women may experience increased HIV transmission risk due to a lack of HIV prevention education in their communities, lack of access to quality sexual healthcare, higher background prevalence of HIV among their sexual networks, and disparities in HIV screening and treatment within Black communities as a result of systemic racism in healthcare. [3][4][5][6][7] Black adolescent females in the US experience disparities in sexually transmitted infections which can lead to an increased risk of HIV transmission in adolescence.…”

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“…[2][3][4] Black women may experience increased HIV transmission risk due to a lack of HIV prevention education in their communities, lack of access to quality sexual healthcare, higher background prevalence of HIV among their sexual networks, and disparities in HIV screening and treatment within Black communities as a result of systemic racism in healthcare. [3][4][5][6][7] Black adolescent females in the US experience disparities in sexually transmitted infections which can lead to an increased risk of HIV transmission in adolescence. 8 Sexual exploration is an important aspect to consider in adolescent health, with 52.2% of adolescents reporting sexual activity nationwide.…”

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Black Adolescent Females’ Perceptions of PrEP for HIV Risk Reduction

Budge,

Opara,

Weser

et al. 2023

J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care

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Preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) prevention is approved for use in adolescents, though uptake remains low. Black adolescent females experience higher rates of HIV transmission compared to adolescent females of other racial/ethnic groups. Increasing PrEP awareness and education among this population may be an effective strategy to mitigate disparities in HIV transmission among Black adolescent females. Twenty-seven Black adolescent females participated in focus groups which were coded using the constant comparative method of qualitative analysis to identify major themes: (1) PrEP is not commonly framed as an HIV prevention strategy for heterosexual Black adolescent females, (2) PrEP use among peers is perceived as mostly positive, (3) Adoption of PrEP among Black adolescent females is impeded by perceived barriers such as stigma, negative side effects, and adherence concerns. These findings may inform the development of targeted culturally tailored marketing and educational campaigns centered on Black heterosexual adolescent females to increase PrEP awareness and uptake in this population disproportionately affected by HIV.

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Black Adolescent Females’ Perceptions of PrEP for HIV Risk Reduction

Budge,

Opara,

Weser

et al. 2023

J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care

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“…The NSHBC found that higher perceived risk was associated with higher testing. However, a study of younger Black women aged 18–29 years found that neither high-risk sex nor “high-risk” male partners were associated with HIV testing (Jones et al, 2020). Although Black women may be more likely to be tested compared with other groups, these findings are indicative of testing inconsistencies and gaps in prevention and perceived risk.…”

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