2022
A cross-sectional investigation of HIV prevalence and risk factors among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario: The A/C Study
Mbuagbaw L, Husbands W, Baidoobonso S, Lawson D, Aden M, Etowa J, Nelson L, Tharao W. A cross-sectional investigation of HIV prevalence and risk factors among African, Caribbean and Black people in Ontario: The A/C Study. Relevé Des Maladies Transmissibles Au Canada 2022, 48: 429-437. PMID: 38125394, PMCID: PMC10730175, DOI: 10.14745/ccdr.v48i10a03.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPositive HIV testACB peopleHIV infectionHIV testHIV prevalenceHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemicSelf-reported HIV statusImmunodeficiency virus infectionBlood spot testingCross-sectional surveyCross-sectional investigationHIV statusRisk factorsVirus infectionHigher ageSociodemographic informationAdult populationInfectionPrevalenceSubstance useVirus epidemicBehavioral factorsSpot testingBisexual orientation
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