Category Archives: Ethnoracial communities
Barriers and facilitators to acceptability and uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) among Black women in the United States: A systematic review
OBJECTIVES: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) provides a salient avenue to address the profound HIV-related health disparities that Black women in the United States face. This systematic review assessed the acceptability of...
Educational technologies for HIV prevention in Black people: Scope review
OBJECTIVE: To map the educational technologies implemented for HIV prevention in black people. METHOD: Scope review, performed according to the recommendations of The Joanna Briggs Institute, in Medline/PubMed, Embase, LILACS,...
Exploring the role of empowerment in Black women’s HIV and AIDS activism in the United States: An integrative literature review
Black women in the United States continue to be disproportionately affected by the Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (AIDS) epidemic. HIV/AIDS activism among Black women for Black women may...
Creating a path forward: understanding the context of sexual health and sexually transmitted infections in American Indian/Alaska Native populations—A review
This review assessed sexual health and sexually transmitted infection (STI) burden among American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) peoples within the context of current clinical and public health services. We conducted a...
Using the meaningful involvement of people living with HIV/AIDS (MIPA) framework to assess the engagement of sexual minority men of color in the US HIV response: A literature review
Black and Latino sexual minority men (SMM) continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV. We utilized eight components of the Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (MIPA) framework to...
The potential of telecommunication technology to address racial/ethnic disparities in HIV PrEP awareness, uptake, adherence, and persistence in care: A review
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is highly effective in preventing new HIV infection, but uptake remains challenging among Black and Hispanic/Latino persons. The purpose of this review was to understand how studies...
A systematic review of Black American same-sex couples research: Laying the groundwork for culturally-specific research and interventions
This article presents the findings of a systematic review of the empirical literature related to Black American same-sex couples (BASCs). We found 16 articles that met inclusion criteria. Most articles...
US Black cisgender women and pre-exposure prophylaxis for human immunodeficiency virus prevention: A scoping review
Background: Black cisgender women in the United States experience a disproportionate burden of human immunodeficiency virus acquisition. Pre-exposure prophylaxis is an effective oral daily medication that reduces the risk of...
A rapid review of disparities in HIV prevention and care outcomes among Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men in the United States
In the United States, Hispanic/Latino men who have sex with men (HLMSM) are disproportionally affected by HIV. We conducted a rapid review of national surveillance data to examine disparities in...
