2025
Formative evaluation of the acceptance of HIV prevention Artificial Intelligence chatbots by Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the Southern United States: Focus group study
Ndenkeh J, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Nelson L, Peng M, Balakrishnan V, Barnhart V, Davis B, Prayer J, Quamina A, Ni Z. Formative evaluation of the acceptance of HIV prevention Artificial Intelligence chatbots by Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in the Southern United States: Focus group study. PLOS Digital Health 2025, 4: e0000891. PMID: 40465591, PMCID: PMC12136318, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pdig.0000891.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBlack MSMPrEP uptakeDaily pre-exposure prophylaxisUptake of PrEPFrequent HIV testingHIV prevention interventionsUnited StatesFocus group discussionsPre-exposure prophylaxisHIV vulnerabilityFocus group studyBlack AmericansPrEP educationPrEP informationHIV testingHealthcare providersHIV preventionMedication adherenceLack of awarenessSouthern United StatesInterview transcriptsSocial influenceHealth awarenessGroup discussionsMSMLikelihood of Leveraging Augmented Reality Technology to Promote HIV Prevention and Treatment Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cameroon: Cross-Sectional Survey
Ni Z, Batubara I, Ndenkeh J, Bediang G, Yumo H, Zhang X, Oh S, Zhao Y, Nelson L. Likelihood of Leveraging Augmented Reality Technology to Promote HIV Prevention and Treatment Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Cameroon: Cross-Sectional Survey. JMIR Pediatrics And Parenting 2025, 8: e69471. PMID: 40354617, PMCID: PMC12088605, DOI: 10.2196/69471.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPromote HIV preventionHIV preventionCross-sectional surveySub-Saharan AfricaAdolescent girlsYoung womenDigital health interventionsDiagnosed HIV casesTreat HIVParticipants' median agePre-exposure prophylaxisHigher education levelHIV viral loadHealth appsHIV testingMultivariable ordinal regressionHealth interventionsHealth informationParticipants' knowledgePrevent HIVHIV casesElectronic surveyHIV medicationsEducation levelSnowball sampling techniqueStrengthening the US Health Workforce to End the HIV Epidemic: Lessons Learned From 11 EHE Jurisdictions
Marotta P, Humphries D, Escudero D, Katz D, Rosen J, Hill S, Glick J, Li D, Elopre L, Ghadimi F, Beidas R, Bauermeister J, Bonett S, Cameron D, Nelson L, Rajabiun S, Hearld L, Kermani M, Stoltman S, Payne D, Ibitayo T, Alam F, Williams A, Ott C, Kay E, Chrestman S, Batey S, Smith L, Lanzi R, Musgrove K, Malagon M, Bailey-Webb J, Momplaisir F, Gross R, Gross G, Kaser T, Brown T, Carter C, Mugavero M, Valeriano T, Shaw S, Wagner A, Atiba B, Brewer R. Strengthening the US Health Workforce to End the HIV Epidemic: Lessons Learned From 11 EHE Jurisdictions. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2025, 98: e181-e191. PMID: 40163070, DOI: 10.1097/qai.0000000000003625.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsImplementation of HIV preventionHIV preventionHealth workforceWorkforce developmentHIV epidemicTreatment servicesHealth workforce developmentCommunity-engaged researchCommunity engagement strategiesStrengthening organizational supportNational Institutes of HealthImplementation scienceInstitutes of HealthStigma mitigationSemistructured questionnaireDynamic trainingEngagement strategiesPrevent turnoverExpert recommendationsTreatment programsSupervision structuresChange frameworkHIVNational InstituteOrganizational support
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 CollectionQualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005
Abu-Ba’are G, Shamrock O, Zigah E, Ogunbajo A, Dakpui H, Agbemedu G, Boyd D, Ezechi O, Nelson L, Torpey K. Qualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0289905. PMID: 38837972, PMCID: PMC11152275, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHIV stigmaHIV testing servicesLevel of stigmaFace-to-face interviewsHIV education interventionsHIV knowledge levelsSummative content analysisGBMSM livingEducational interventionHIV preventionHealthcare servicesHIV prevalenceCommunity partnersHIV responseTesting servicesHIV statusHIV vulnerabilityGBMSMSexual healthStigmaKnowledge levelContent analysisHIVSlumsNavigating Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Access: Qualitative Insights From Black Women at a Northeastern Historically Black College and University
Robinson M, Aidoo-Frimpong G, Nelson L, Sandoval-Rosario M, Williams B, Chandler R. Navigating Pre-exposure Prophylaxis Access: Qualitative Insights From Black Women at a Northeastern Historically Black College and University. Journal Of The Association Of Nurses In AIDS Care 2024, 35: 234-244. PMID: 38949902, DOI: 10.1097/jnc.0000000000000470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrEP uptakeBlack womenFacilitators of PrEP uptakeIncrease PrEP uptakePublic health researchHealth Belief ModelPre-exposure prophylaxisPrevent HIV transmissionExposure to HIVHIV preventionBelief ModelHealth researchHistorically Black collegesFocus groupsSuboptimal uptakeHIV epidemicBlack Colleges and UniversitiesHIV transmissionBlack college womenStructural racismUnprotected sexQualitative descriptive analysisEmergent categoriesColleges and UniversitiesDescriptive analysis
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
2019
A recipe for increasing racial and gender disparities in HIV infection: A critical analysis of the Canadian guideline on pre-exposure prophylaxis and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis’ responsiveness to the HIV epidemics among women and Black communities
Nelson L, James L, Coleman T, Etowa J, Husbands W, Lofters A, Mitchell M, Nguemo J, Nnorom O, Oraka C, Rana J, Siddiqi A, Wilson C. A recipe for increasing racial and gender disparities in HIV infection: A critical analysis of the Canadian guideline on pre-exposure prophylaxis and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis’ responsiveness to the HIV epidemics among women and Black communities. The Canadian Journal Of Human Sexuality 2019, 28: 1-4. DOI: 10.3138/cjhs.2018-0043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-exposure prophylaxisCanadian guidelinesClinical guidelinesCanadian Medical Association JournalPrescribing HIV pre-exposure prophylaxisHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisImprove healthcare qualityReduce HIV incidenceControl healthcare costsBlack communityPrEP guidelinesHealthcare qualityHealthcare providersHIV PrEPHIV preventionHIV incidenceHIV epidemicHealthcare costsHIV riskCanadian BlacksSeroconversion riskPrEPHIVSocial factorsHIV infectionA recipe for increasing racial and gender disparities in HIV infection: A critical analysis of the Canadian guideline on pre-exposure prophylaxis and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis’ responsiveness to the HIV epidemics among women and Black communities
Nelson L, James L, Coleman T, Etowa J, Husbands W, Lofters A, Mitchell M, Nguemo J, Nnorom O, Oraka C, Rana J, Siddiqi A, Wilson C. A recipe for increasing racial and gender disparities in HIV infection: A critical analysis of the Canadian guideline on pre-exposure prophylaxis and non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis’ responsiveness to the HIV epidemics among women and Black communities. The Canadian Journal Of Human Sexuality 2019, 28: 1-4. DOI: 10.3138/cjhs.2018-0043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-exposure prophylaxisCanadian guidelinesClinical guidelinesNon-occupational post-exposure prophylaxisHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisHIV seroconversion riskPost-exposure prophylaxisHIV infectionHIV PrEPSeroconversion riskHIV incidencePrEP guidelinesHIV preventionHIV riskClinical discretionHealthcare costsHealthcare providersCanadian Medical Association JournalProphylaxisHealthcare qualityWomenCareful reviewPrEPGuidelinesEquitable access
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