2025
Dèyè mòn, gen mòn: Qualitative examination of drivers and facilitators of stigma as a barrier to sexual and maternal healthcare in Haiti
Abrams J, Rutledge J, Raskin E, Kiyanda A, Gaillard J, Maxwell M, Kershaw T. Dèyè mòn, gen mòn: Qualitative examination of drivers and facilitators of stigma as a barrier to sexual and maternal healthcare in Haiti. SSM - Qualitative Research In Health 2025, 7: 100556. DOI: 10.1016/j.ssmqr.2025.100556.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMaternal healthcarePregnant womenMaternal health care providersLack of hospital resourcesHIV stigma experiencesMaternal healthcare accessHIV-related stigmaDeterminants of healthHIV-positive pregnant womenOrigins of stigmaHealth care providersPregnant women's accessRisk of contracting HIVLow testing ratesHIV-negative pregnant womenRelated stigmaStigma experiencesQuality careCare providersHealthcare accessRural HaitiHospital policiesComprehensive interventionThematic analysisFocus groupsAcceptability, feasibility, and factors affecting implementation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV providers and staff in Uganda: a mixed methods, quasi-experimental controlled pilot trial
Sileo K, Wanyenze R, Anecho A, Luttinen R, Weston K, Mukasa B, Mukama S, Vermund S, Dworkin S, Dovidio J, Taylor B, Kershaw T. Acceptability, feasibility, and factors affecting implementation of a gender-sensitivity training for HIV providers and staff in Uganda: a mixed methods, quasi-experimental controlled pilot trial. BMC Public Health 2025, 25: 1925. PMID: 40413446, PMCID: PMC12102985, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-025-23008-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConsolidated Framework for Implementation ResearchGender sensitivity trainingHIV providersFocus groupsQuality of HIV servicesQuasi-experimental controlled trialPost-intervention focus groupsClient-centered careGender-sensitive careNational health priorityHealth system contextNegative gender normsEffective implementation strategiesExit focus groupsFactors affecting implementationPost-session surveysPeri-urban UgandaEnhancing client engagementEligible providersProvider gapsFidelity checklistHIV healthHIV servicesHIV careImplementation research
2024
PrEP initiation and adherence among Black cisgender women in Mississippi: The role of HIV and PrEP stigma and social support
Knight D, Monger M, Phillips K, Antar A, Baral S, Stockman J, Nunn A, Chan P, Mayer K, Mena L, Kershaw T, Willie T. PrEP initiation and adherence among Black cisgender women in Mississippi: The role of HIV and PrEP stigma and social support. Women's Health 2024, 20: 17455057241296905. PMID: 39566475, PMCID: PMC11693850, DOI: 10.1177/17455057241296905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBlack cisgender womenCisgender Black womenPrEP initiationSemi-structured interviewsSocial supportFocus groupsBlack womenHIV stigmaPrEP stigmaHIV preventionBarriers to HIV preventionCisgender womenLack of social supportLevels of social supportHIV pre-exposure prophylaxisImprove social supportAnticipated PrEP stigmaInductive thematic analysisSexual health clinicsAnalyzing focus groupsDecrease HIV transmissionWomen at-riskPre-exposure prophylaxisSocial support rolesPrEP indications
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