Formative Research in HIV Prevention, Testing, and Treatment
Despite advances in HIV research and supports for widespread prevention, testing, and treatment services, HIV remains a persistent problem in the United States. Too often, the circumstances that put people at increased risk for HIV also put them at a disadvantage in being able to access those services.
To unpack these nested challenges and look for opportunities to improve how we prevent new HIV infections and care for people living with HIV, the CDC released the iQual Project: Using Qualitative Inquiry Methods to Understand Issues in HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment in the United States.
Under these contracts, consisting primarily of qualitative and mixed methods research on current issues within the field of HIV/AIDS, I co-authored several papers, posters, and presentations with the iQual team, based on qualitative fieldwork with hundreds of individuals and public health professionals.
Randall L, Schoua-Glusberg A, Tesfaye C, Betley V, Gall E, Frew P. “Efforts to surmount barriers to HIV treatment and care in Houston: An in-depth look at disparities, challenges, and successes in linkage and treatment in four U.S. jurisdictions.” Roundtable at the 2019 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Diego, CA.
Denson DJ, Gelaude D, Saul H, Schoua-Glusberg A, Randall LA, Kenward K, Gall E, Hickson D, Schamel J, Frew PM (2019). "To Me, Everybody Is infected": Understanding Narratives about HIV Risk among HIV-negative Black Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Deep South. Journal of Homosexuality. doi: 10.1080/00918369.2019.1694338
Carey JW, Carnes N, Schoua-Glusberg A, Kenward K, Gelaud D, Denson D, Gall E, Randall LA, Frew PM (2018). Barriers and facilitators for clinical care engagement among HIV-positive African American and Latino men who have sex with men. AIDS Patient Care and STDs, 32(5):191-201.
Carnes NA, Carey JW, Gelaude DJ, Frew PM, Schoua-Glusberg A, Kenward K, Berkowitz SG, Gall E. “‘I’m not sick’: Subjective Feelings of Health and Well-being Helps Explain Detachment from HIV Care & Treatment Non-Adherence.” 2017 National LGBTQ Health Conference, Chicago, IL.