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Engagement in Care Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Results From the Together 5,000 Study
AIDS education and prevention, v 34(5), pp 349-364
Oct 2022
PMID: 36181497
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Abstract
One-quarter of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) with diagnosed HIV are not engaged in HIV care. Between 2018 and 2019, 50 GBMSM completed qualitative interviews 3 months after receiving an HIV-positive result. Interviews explored barriers to and facilitators of engagement and retention in HIV testing and care. Thematic analysis revealed five major themes: (1) reason for HIV testing (e.g., self-testing), (2) linkage to care (e.g., appointment/logistic issues and social support as encouragement), (3) barriers to engagement in care (e.g., financial burden, competing priorities, and fear/stigma), (4) facilitators of engagement (e.g., financial assistance, patient-provider relationships, auxiliary support services, and health agency), and (5) PrEP as a missed prevention opportunity. Addressing individual-, social-, and policy-level barriers could improve GBMSM's engagement in HIV care. Further, capitalizing on GBMSM's health agency through partnerships with local agencies and fostering better patient-provider relationships could optimize HIV care continuity.
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- Title
- Engagement in Care Among Newly Diagnosed HIV-Positive Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in the United States: Results From the Together 5,000 Study
- Creators
- Javier López Rios - Drexel UniversityCody Lentz - New York Psychoanalytic Society and InstituteIván C Balán - New York Psychoanalytic Society and InstituteNicholas Grosskopf - Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York. Christian Grov is also affiliated with the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, New YorkAlexa D'Angelo - The Graduate Center, CUNYMatthew Stief - Department of Community Health and Social Sciences, CUNY Graduate School of Public Health and Health Policy, New York. Christian Grov is also affiliated with the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in Population Health, New YorkChristian Grov - The Graduate Center, CUNY
- Publication Details
- AIDS education and prevention, v 34(5), pp 349-364
- Number of pages
- 15
- Grant note
- P30 AI124414 / NIAID NIH HHS UG3 AI133675 / NIAID NIH HHS UH3 AI133675 / NIAID NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000865610600001
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85139198417
- Other Identifier
- 991021860731104721
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