Leveraging U=U in interventions for Black women living with HIV: A scoping review and call to action

Despite significant reductions in the incidence and prevalence of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) over recent decades, certain subgroups continue to experience disproportionate HIV-related health disparities. Cisgender Black women, in particular, remain disproportionately affected
by HIV. In 2019, Black women constituted 54% of all women diagnosed with HIV in the United States (US), despite making up less than 15% of the female population. In addition, Black women living with HIV (BWLH) also face several barriers to HIV-related health care, including inadequate social support, pervasive HIV stigma, poor quality HIV health care services, microaggressions and discrimination, psychological comorbidities (e.g., depression, anxiety), and structural barriers including limited transportation access and lack of health insurance coverage.

• Epidemiology and Determinants of Health
  • Determinants of Health
• Determinants of Health
  • Stigma/discrimination
  • Other
• Population(s)
  • Women
  • Ethnoracial communities
  • General HIV+ population
• Prevention, Engagement and Care Cascade
  • Engagement and Care Cascade
  • Prevention
• Engagement and Care Cascade
  • Treatment
• Prevention
  • Education/media campaigns
• Substance Use
  • Alcohol
  • Tobacco
• Mental Health
  • Psychiatric disorders
• Health Systems
  • Delivery arrangements