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2. Intersectional Stigma, Fear of Negative Evaluation, Depression, and ART Adherence Among Women Living with HIV Who Engage in Substance Use: A Latent Class Serial Mediation Analysis
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Stringer, Kristi Lynn, Norcini Pala, Andrea, Cook, Robert L., Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wilson, Tracey E., Tien, Phyllis C., Wingood, Gina, Neilands, Torsten B., Johnson, Mallory O., Logie, Carmen H., Weiser, Sheri D., Turan, Janet M., and Turan, Bulent
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- 2024
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3. Longitudinal Relationship Between Food Insecurity, Engagement in Care, and ART Adherence Among US Women Living with HIV
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Palar, Kartika, Sheira, Lila A, Frongillo, Edward A, Kushel, Margot, Wilson, Tracey E, Conroy, Amy A, Adedimeji, Adebola, Merenstein, Daniel, Cohen, Mardge H, Wentz, Eryka L, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Metsch, Lisa R, Turan, Janet M, Tien, Phyllis C, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Infectious Diseases ,Social Determinants of Health ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Clinical Research ,HIV/AIDS ,Women's Health ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Prevention ,Mental Health ,Infection ,Zero Hunger ,Humans ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,Patient Compliance ,Women ,Food security ,Nutrition ,Adherence ,Engagement in car ,Public Health and Health Services ,Social Work ,Public health - Abstract
Food insecurity disproportionately affects people with HIV and women in the United States (US). More evidence is needed to understand the interplay between levels of food insecurity and levels of antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence over time, as well as how food insecurity relates to engagement in HIV care. We used random effects models with longitudinal data from the US Women's Interagency HIV Study to estimate the (1) adjusted associations of current and 6-month lagged food security with ART adherence categories (n = 1646), and (2) adjusted associations of food security with engagement-in-care (n = 1733). Very low food security was associated with a higher relative risk of ART non-adherence at prior and current visits compared with food security, and this association increased across non-adherence categories. Very low food security was associated with lower odds of receiving HIV care and higher odds of a missed visit. Food insecurity among US women with HIV is associated with poorer engagement in care and degree of ART non-adherence over time.
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- 2023
4. Hair Salon Stylists as Breast Cancer Prevention Lay Health Advisors for African American and Afro-Caribbean Women
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Wilson, Tracey E., Fraser-White, Marilyn, Browne, Ruth, Feldman, Joseph, Price, Marlene, Homel, Peter, Wright, Stacey, Banks, Sonia, King, Gwendolyn, Coll, Beverly, and Davis-King, Donna
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5. Resilience and Optimism as Moderators of the Negative Effects of Stigma on Women Living with HIV
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Turan, Bulent, Budhwani, Henna, Yigit, Ibrahim, Ofotokun, Igho, Konkle-Parker, Deborah J, Cohen, Mardge H, Wingood, Gina M, Metsch, Lisa R, Adimora, Adaora A, Taylor, Tonya N, Wilson, Tracey E, Weiser, Sheri D, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Brown-Friday, Janet, Gange, Stephen, Kassaye, Seble, Pence, Brian W, and Turan, Janet M
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Health Services and Systems ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Mental Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Women's Health ,Infectious Diseases ,Mental Illness ,Depression ,Brain Disorders ,Good Health and Well Being ,Female ,Humans ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,HIV Infections ,Social Stigma ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,HIV ,stigma ,resilience ,depression ,trust ,optimism ,moderation ,provider ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Public health - Abstract
Resilience and optimism may not only have main effects on health outcomes, but may also moderate and buffer negative effects of stressors. We examined whether dispositional resilience and optimism moderate the associations between HIV-related stigma in health care settings and health-related outcomes (trust in HIV health care providers and depression symptoms) among women living with HIV (WLHIV). One thousand four hundred five WLHIV in nine US cities completed validated questionnaires for cross-sectional analyses. Higher self-reported experienced and anticipated stigma and lower resilience and optimism were associated with higher depression symptoms and with lower trust in HIV providers. Importantly, resilience moderated the effects of experienced stigma (but not of anticipated stigma): When resilience was high, the association of experienced stigma with higher depression symptoms and lower trust in HIV providers was weaker compared with when resilience was low. Further, significant moderation effects suggested that when optimism was high, experienced and anticipated stigma was both less strongly associated with depression symptoms and with lower trust in one's HIV care providers compared with when optimism was low. Thus, the effects of experienced stigma on depression symptoms and provider trust were moderated by both resilience and optimism, but the effects of anticipated stigma were moderated only by optimism. Our findings suggest that in addition to their main effects, resilience and optimism may function as buffers against the harmful effects of stigma in health care settings. Therefore, optimism and resilience may be valuable intervention targets to reduce depression symptoms or improve trust in providers among populations that experience or anticipate stigma, such as WLHIV.
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- 2022
6. Mechanisms linking gender-based violence to worse HIV treatment and care outcomes among women in the United States
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Jain, Jennifer P, Sheira, Lila A, Frongillo, Edward A, Neilands, Torsten B, Cohen, Mardge H, Wilson, Tracey E, Chandran, Aruna, Adimora, Adaora A, Kassaye, Seble G, Sheth, Anandi N, Fischl, Margaret A, Adedimeji, Adebola A, Turan, Janet M, Tien, Phyllis C, Weiser, Sheri D, and Conroy, Amy A
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Prevention ,Health Disparities ,Infectious Diseases ,Substance Misuse ,Drug Abuse (NIDA only) ,Violence Research ,Minority Health ,Social Determinants of Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Violence Against Women ,Mental Health ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Women's Health ,Infection ,Gender Equality ,Peace ,Justice and Strong Institutions ,Female ,Gender-Based Violence ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Illicit Drugs ,Middle Aged ,Substance-Related Disorders ,United States ,Violence ,drug use ,gender-based violence ,heavy drinking and HIV treatment and care ,HIV ,women ,Biological Sciences ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ,Virology ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
ObjectiveTo test whether substance use mediates the associations between gender-based violence (GBV) and suboptimal adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and GBV and poor engagement in care, among women living with HIV (WLHIV) in the United States (US).DesignWe analyzed longitudinal data collected among 1717 WLHIV in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS).MethodsFrom 2013 to 2017, WLHIV completed semi-annual assessments on GBV, substance use, and HIV treatment and care. Adjusted multilevel logistic regression models were built to estimate the impact of GBV on; suboptimal (
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7. Intersectional stigmas are associated with lower viral suppression rates and antiretroviral therapy adherence among women living with HIV
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Pala, Andrea Norcini, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wilson, Tracey E, Tien, Phyllis C, Wingood, Gina, Neilands, Torsten B, Johnson, Mallory O, Weiser, Sheri D, Logie, Carmen H, Turan, Janet M, and Turan, Bulent
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Medical Microbiology ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Health Sciences ,Mental Health ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Social Determinants of Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Infectious Diseases ,Health Disparities ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Clinical Research ,Infection ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,Bayes Theorem ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Medication Adherence ,Social Stigma ,Viral Load ,antiretroviral therapy ,HIV ,intersectional stigmas ,women with HIV ,Biological Sciences ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ,Virology ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
ObjectivesTo explore the associations between intersectional poverty, HIV, sex, and racial stigma, adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), and viral suppression among women with HIV (WHIV).DesignWe examined intersectional stigmas, self-report ART adherence, and viral suppression using cross-sectional data.MethodsParticipants were WHIV ( N = 459) in the Women's Adherence and Visit Engagement, a Women's Interagency HIV Study substudy. We used Multidimensional Latent Class Item Response Theory and Bayesian models to analyze intersectional stigmas and viral load adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical covariates.ResultsWe identified five intersectional stigma-based latent classes. The likelihood of viral suppression was approximately 90% lower among WHIV who experienced higher levels of poverty, sex, and racial stigma or higher levels of all intersectional stigmas compared with WHIV who reported lower experiences of intersectional stigmas. ART adherence accounted for but did not fully mediate some of the associations between latent intersectional stigma classes and viral load.ConclusionThe negative impact of intersectional stigmas on viral suppression is likely mediated, but not fully explained, by reduced ART adherence. We discuss the research and clinical implications of our findings.
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8. T-cell activation state differentially contributes to neuropsychiatric complications in women with HIV
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Williams, Dionna W, Flores, Bianca R, Xu, Yanxun, Wang, Yuezhe, Yu, Danyang, Peters, Brandilyn A, Adedimeji, Adebola, Wilson, Tracey E, Merenstein, Daniel, Tien, Phyllis C, Cohen, Mardge H, Weber, Kathleen M, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Igho, Fischl, Margaret, Turan, Janet, Turan, Bülent, Laumet, Geoffroy, Landay, Alan L, Dastgheyb, Raha M, Gange, Stephen J, Weiser, Sheri D, and Rubin, Leah H
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Immunology ,Mental Health ,Depression ,Clinical Research ,Neurosciences ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Cognition ,HIV ,T-cell function ,Women ,Clinical sciences - Abstract
Neuropsychiatric complications are common among women with HIV (WWH). The pathophysiological mechanisms underlying these complications are not fully known but likely driven in part by immune modulation. We examined associations between T-cell activation states which are required to mount an effective immune response (activation, co-stimulation/normal function, exhaustion, senescence) and neuropsychiatric complications in WWH. 369 WWH (78% HIV RNA undetectable/
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9. Internalized HIV-Related Stigma and Neurocognitive Functioning Among Women Living with HIV
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Thompson, Emma C, Muhammad, Josh N, Adimora, Adoara A, Chandran, Aruna, Cohen, Mardge H, Crockett, Kaylee B, Goparaju, Lakshmi, Henderson, Emmett, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Kwait, Jennafer, Mimiaga, Matthew, Ofotokun, Igho, Rubin, Leah, Sharma, Anjala, Teplin, Linda A, Vance, David E, Weiser, Sheri D, Weiss, Deborah J, Wilson, Tracey E, Turan, Janet M, and Turan, Bulent
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Health Services and Systems ,Health Sciences ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Clinical Research ,Basic Behavioral and Social Science ,Infectious Diseases ,Behavioral and Social Science ,HIV/AIDS ,Mental Health ,Neurosciences ,Women's Health ,Brain Disorders ,Black or African American ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Social Stigma ,United States ,Viral Load ,HIV ,stigma ,neurocognitive function ,cognitive decline ,women ,aging ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Public health - Abstract
The prevalence of HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment persists despite highly effective antiretroviral therapy (ART). In this study we explore the role of internalized stigma, acceptance of negative societal characterizations, and perceptions about people living with HIV (PLWH) on neurocognitive functioning (executive function, learning, memory, attention/working memory, psychomotor speed, fluency, motor skills) in a national cohort of women living with HIV (WLWH) in the United States. We utilized observational data from a multicenter study of WLWH who are mostly African American living in low-resource settings. Neurocognitive function was measured using an eight-test battery. A multiple linear regression model was constructed to investigate the relationship between internalized stigma and overall neurocognitive functioning (mean of all neurocognitive domain standardized T-scores), adjusting for age, education, race, previous neuropsychological battery scores, illicit drug use, viral load, and years on ART. Our analysis revealed that internalized HIV-related stigma is significantly associated with worse performance on individual domain tests and overall neurocognitive performance (B = 0.27, t = 2.50, p = 0.01). This suggests HIV-related internalized stigma may be negatively associated with neurocognitive functioning for WLWH. This finding highlights a specific psychosocial factor associated with poor neurocognitive function that may be targeted to better promote the health of PLWH. Future research on the longitudinal relationship between these variables and the effects of other stigma dimensions on poor neurocognitive function would provide further insights into the pathways explaining the relationship between internalized stigma and neurocognition.
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- 2022
10. Impacts of Medicaid Expansion on Health Insurance and Coverage Transitions among Women with or at Risk for HIV in the United States
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Edmonds, Andrew, Belenky, Nadya, Adedimeji, Adebola A, Cohen, Mardge H, Wingood, Gina, Fischl, Margaret A, Golub, Elizabeth T, Johnson, Mallory O, Merenstein, Daniel, Milam, Joel, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wilson, Tracey E, and Adimora, Adaora A
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Research ,Infectious Diseases ,Prevention ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,HIV/AIDS ,Good Health and Well Being ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Health Services Accessibility ,Humans ,Insurance Coverage ,Insurance ,Health ,Medicaid ,Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ,United States ,Paediatrics and Reproductive Medicine ,Public Health and Health Services ,Midwifery ,Public health ,Policy and administration - Abstract
BackgroundAs employment, financial status, and residential location change, people can gain, lose, or switch health insurance coverage, which may affect care access and health. Among Women's Interagency HIV Study participants with HIV and participants at risk for HIV attending semiannual visits at 10 U.S. sites, we examined whether the prevalence of coverage types and rates of coverage changes differed by HIV status and Medicaid expansion in their states of residence.MethodsGeocoded addresses were merged with dates of Medicaid expansion to indicate, at each visit, whether women lived in Medicaid expansion states. Age-adjusted rate ratios (RRs) and rate differences of self-reported insurance changes were estimated by Poisson regression.ResultsFrom 2008 to 2018, 3,341 women (67% Black, 71% with HIV) contributed 43,329 visits at aged less than 65 years (27% under Medicaid expansion). Women with and women without HIV differed in their proportions of visits at which no coverage (14% vs. 19%; p
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11. How Does Poverty Stigma Affect Depression Symptoms for Women Living with HIV? Longitudinal Mediating and Moderating Mechanisms
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Turan, Bulent, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wilson, Tracey E., Tien, Phyllis C., Wingood, Gina, Neilands, Torsten B., Johnson, Mallory O., Logie, Carmen H., Weiser, Sheri D., and Turan, Janet M.
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- 2023
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12. Patient Health Literacy and Communication with Providers Among Women Living with HIV: A Mixed Methods Study
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Budhwani, Henna, Gakumo, C Ann, Yigit, Ibrahim, Rice, Whitney S, Fletcher, Faith E, Whitfield, Samantha, Ross, Shericia, Konkle-Parker, Deborah J, Cohen, Mardge H, Wingood, Gina M, Metsch, Lisa R, Adimora, Adaora A, Taylor, Tonya N, Wilson, Tracey E, Weiser, Sheri D, Sosanya, Oluwakemi, Goparaju, Lakshmi, Gange, Stephen, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Turan, Bulent, and Turan, Janet M
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Health Services and Systems ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Research ,HIV/AIDS ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Health Services ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Management of diseases and conditions ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Health and social care services research ,Infection ,Generic health relevance ,Good Health and Well Being ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,Communication ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Health Literacy ,Humans ,Trust ,United States ,Health communication ,Health literacy ,HIV ,African American ,Latina ,Public Health and Health Services ,Social Work ,Public health - Abstract
In this mixed-methods study, we examine the relationship between provider communication and patient health literacy on HIV continuum of care outcomes among women living with HIV in the United States. We thematically coded qualitative data from focus groups and interviews (N = 92) and conducted mediation analyses with quantitative survey data (N = 1455) collected from Women's Interagency HIV Study participants. Four qualitative themes related to provider communication emerged: importance of respect and non-verbal cues; providers' expressions of condescension and judgement; patient health literacy; and unclear, insufficient provider communication resulting in diminished trust. Quantitative mediation analyses suggest that higher health literacy is associated with higher perceived patient-provider interaction quality, which in turn is associated with higher levels of trust in HIV providers, improved antiretroviral medication adherence, and reduced missed clinical visits. Findings indicate that enhancing provider communication and bolstering patient health literacy could have a positive impact on the HIV continuum of care.
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- 2022
13. Mental Health Mediates the Association Between Gender-Based Violence and HIV Treatment Engagement in US Women
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Conroy, Amy A, Jain, Jennifer P, Sheira, Lila, Frongillo, Edward A, Neilands, Torsten B, Cohen, Mardge H, Wilson, Tracey E, Chandran, Aruna, Adimora, Adaora A, Kassaye, Seble, Sheth, Anandi N, Fischl, Margaret A, Adedimeji, Adebola, Turan, Janet M, Tien, Phyllis C, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ,Violence Research ,Anxiety Disorders ,Depression ,Social Determinants of Health ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Infectious Diseases ,Mental Health ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Mental Illness ,Women's Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Brain Disorders ,Violence Against Women ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Gender Equality ,Zero Hunger ,Peace ,Justice and Strong Institutions ,Female ,Food Supply ,Gender-Based Violence ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Stress Disorders ,Post-Traumatic ,gender-based violence ,mental health ,food insecurity ,antiretroviral adherence ,Clinical Sciences ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Epidemiology ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundGender-based violence (GBV) is associated with poorer engagement in HIV care and treatment. However, there is a dearth of research on the psychological (eg, mental health) and structural (eg, food insecurity) factors that mediate and moderate this association. GBV could lead to poor mental health, which in turn affects adherence, whereas food insecurity could worsen the effect of GBV on engagement in care. This study uses data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study to address these gaps.MethodsWomen completed 6 assessments from 2013 to 2016 on GBV, mental health, food insecurity, adherence to antiretroviral therapy, and missed HIV care appointments in the past 6 months. Multilevel logistic regression models estimated associations between GBV and engagement in care and whether associations were mediated by depression, generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and moderated by food insecurity.ResultsGBV was associated with higher odds of suboptimal adherence (adjusted odds ratio: 1.88; 95% confidence interval: 1.24 to 2.87) and missed appointments (adjusted odds ratio: 1.76; 95% confidence interval: 1.16 to 2.67). The association between GBV and adherence was mediated by depressive symptoms, GAD, and PTSD, accounting for 29.7%, 15.0%, and 16.5%, respectively, of the total association. The association between GBV and missed appointments was mediated by depression and GAD, but not PTSD, with corresponding figures of 25.2% and 19.7%. Associations did not differ by food insecurity.ConclusionsGBV is associated with suboptimal engagement in care, which may be explained by mental health. Interventions should address women's mental health needs, regardless of food insecurity, when improving engagement in HIV care.
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- 2022
14. Short-term binge drinking, marijuana, and recreational drug use trajectories in a prospective cohort of people living with HIV at the start of COVID-19 mitigation efforts in the United States
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Meanley, Steven, Choi, Seul Ki, Thompson, Azure B, Meyers, Jacquelyn L, D'Souza, Gypsyamber, Adimora, Adaora A, Mimiaga, Matthew J, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Cohen, Mardge H, Teplin, Linda A, Murchison, Lynn, Rubin, Leah H, Rubtsova, Anna A, Weiss, Deborah Jones, Aouizerat, Brad, Friedman, Mackey R, Plankey, Michael W, and Wilson, Tracey E
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Mental Health ,Drug Abuse (NIDA only) ,Prevention ,HIV/AIDS ,Pediatric ,Substance Misuse ,Clinical Research ,Infectious Diseases ,Good Health and Well Being ,Binge Drinking ,COVID-19 ,Cannabis ,Cohort Studies ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Male ,Pandemics ,Prospective Studies ,Recreational Drug Use ,SARS-CoV-2 ,Substance-Related Disorders ,United States ,HIV ,Substance use ,Longitudinal ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ,Substance Abuse ,Biochemistry and cell biology ,Pharmacology and pharmaceutical sciences ,Epidemiology - Abstract
BackgroundAt the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, HIV experts suggested that an increase in mental health diagnoses and substance use among people living with HIV (PLHIV) may be an unintended consequence of COVID-19 mitigation efforts (e.g., limiting social contact). We evaluated short-term trajectories in binge drinking, marijuana, and recreational drug use in a prospective cohort of PLHIV.MethodsData (N = 2121 PLHIV) consist of survey responses on substance use behaviors from two pre-COVID-19 (October 2018-September 2019) and one COVID-19-era (April 2020-September 2020) timepoints within the MACS/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS). We conducted group-based trajectory models, triangulated with generalized linear mixed models, to assess changes in binge drinking, daily marijuana use, and recreational drug use at the start of the pandemic. Controlling for age and race/ethnicity, we tested whether trajectories differed by sex and early-pandemic depressive symptoms, loneliness, and social support.ResultsGroup-based trajectory models yielded two trajectory groups for binge drinking (none vs. any), marijuana (none/infrequent vs. daily), and recreational drug use (none vs. any). Binge drinking and recreational drug use decreased at the beginning of the pandemic. Generalized linear mixed model supported these trends. Consistent with prior research, male sex and having depressive symptoms early pandemic were positively associated with each substance use outcomes. Social support was inversely associated with recreational drug use.ConclusionsContrary to hypotheses, problematic substance use behaviors decreased from pre-pandemic to the post-pandemic follow-up in our sample of PLHIV. Ongoing surveillance is needed to assess whether this pattern persists as the pandemic continues.
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- 2022
15. Prevalence of COVID-19–Related Social Disruptions and Effects on Psychosocial Health in a Mixed-Serostatus Cohort of Men and Women
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Friedman, M Reuel, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Benning, Lorie, Adimora, Adaora A, Aouizerat, Bradley, Cohen, Mardge H, Hatfield, Queen, Merenstein, Dan, Mimiaga, Matthew J, Plankey, Michael W, Sharma, Anjali, Sheth, Anandi N, Ramirez, Catalina, Stosor, Valentina, Wagner, Marc CE, Wilson, Tracey E, D'Souza, Gypsyamber, and Weiss, Deborah Jones
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Research ,Prevention ,Infectious Diseases ,Mental Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Management of diseases and conditions ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,COVID-19 ,Cohort Studies ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,HIV Seronegativity ,HIV Seropositivity ,Humans ,Male ,Middle Aged ,Pandemics ,Prevalence ,United States ,people living with HIV ,psychosocial health ,pandemic disruptions ,Clinical Sciences ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Epidemiology ,Public health - Abstract
ObjectivesThis study describes prevention behavior and psychosocial health among people living with HIV (PLHIV) and HIV-negative people during the early wave of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic in the United States. We assessed differences by HIV status and associations between social disruption and psychosocial health.DesignA cross-sectional telephone/videoconference administered survey of 3411 PLHIV and HIV-negative participants in the Multicenter AIDS Cohort Study/WIHS Combined Cohort Study (MWCCS).MethodsAn instrument combining new and validated measures was developed to assess COVID-19 prevention efforts, social disruptions (loss of employment, childcare, health insurance, and financial supports), experiences of abuse, and psychosocial health. Interviews were performed between April and June 2020. Associations between social disruptions and psychosocial health were explored using multivariable logistic regression, adjusting for sociodemographics and HIV status.ResultsAlmost all (97.4%) participants reported COVID-19 prevention behavior; 40.1% participants reported social disruptions, and 34.3% reported health care appointment disruption. Men living with HIV were more likely than HIV-negative men to experience social disruptions (40.6% vs. 32.9%; P < 0.01), whereas HIV-negative women were more likely than women with HIV to experience social disruptions (51.1% vs. 39.8%, P < 0.001). Participants who experienced ≥2 social disruptions had significantly higher odds of depression symptoms [aOR = 1.32; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.12 to 1.56], anxiety (aOR = 1.63; 95% CI: 1.17 to 2.27), and social support dissatisfaction (aOR = 1.81; 95% CI: 1.26 to 2.60).ConclusionsThis study builds on emerging literature demonstrating the psychosocial health impact related to the COVID-19 pandemic by providing context specific to PLHIV. The ongoing pandemic requires structural and social interventions to decrease social disruption and address psychosocial health needs among the most vulnerable populations.
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16. Examining the Relationships Between Experienced and Anticipated Stigma in Health Care Settings, Patient–Provider Race Concordance, and Trust in Providers Among Women Living with HIV
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Budhwani, Henna, Yigit, Ibrahim, Ofotokun, Igho, Konkle-Parker, Deborah J, Cohen, Mardge H, Wingood, Gina M, Metsch, Lisa R, Adimora, Adaora A, Taylor, Tonya N, Wilson, Tracey E, Weiser, Sheri D, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Sosanya, Oluwakemi, Gange, Stephen, Kassaye, Seble, Turan, Bulent, and Turan, Janet M
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Health Services and Systems ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Health Services ,HIV/AIDS ,Clinical Research ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Medication Adherence ,Social Stigma ,Trust ,HIV ,health equity ,race ,women living with HIV ,moderation analysis ,WIHS ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Public health - Abstract
Stigma in health care settings can have negative consequences on women living with HIV, such as increasing the likelihood of missed visits and reducing trust in their clinical providers. Informed by prior stigma research and considering knowledge gaps related to the effect of patient-provider race concordance, we conducted this study to assess if patient-provider race concordance moderates the expected association between HIV-related stigma in health care settings and patients' trust in their providers. Moderation analyses were conducted using Women's Interagency HIV Study data (N = 931). We found significant main effects for patient-provider race concordance. Higher experienced stigma was associated with lower trust in providers in all patient-provider race combinations [White-White: B = -0.89, standard error (SE) = 0.14, p = 0.000, 95% confidence interval, CI (-1.161 to -0.624); Black patient-White provider: B = -0.19, SE = 0.06, p = 0.003, 95% CI (-0.309 to -0.062); and Black-Black: B = -0.30, SE = 0.14, p = 0.037, 95% CI (-0.575 to -0.017)]. Higher anticipated stigma was also associated with lower trust in providers [White-White: B = -0.42, SE = 0.07, p = 0.000, 95% CI (-0.552 to -0.289); Black patient-White provider: B = -0.17, SE = 0.03, p = 0.000, 95% CI (-0.232 to -0.106); and Black-Black: B = -0.18, SE = 0.06, p = 0.002, 95% CI (-0.293 to -0.066)]. Significant interaction effects indicated that the negative associations between experienced and anticipated HIV-related stigma and trust in providers were stronger for the White-White combination compared with the others. Thus, we found that significant relationships between HIV-related experienced and anticipated stigma in health care settings and trust in providers exist and that these associations vary across different patient-provider race combinations. Given that reduced trust in providers is associated with antiretroviral medication nonadherence and higher rates of missed clinical visits, interventions to address HIV-related stigma in health care settings may improve continuum of care outcomes.
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- 2021
17. Relationship between food insecurity and smoking status among women living with and at risk for HIV in the USA: a cohort study
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Sheira, Lila A, Frongillo, Edward A, Hahn, Judith, Palar, Kartika, Riley, Elise D, Wilson, Tracey E, Adedimeji, Adebola, Merenstein, Daniel, Cohen, Mardge, Wentz, Eryka L, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Metsch, Lisa, Turan, Janet M, Tien, Phyllis C, and Weiser, Sheri D
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- 2021
18. Health insurance and AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) increases retention in care among women living with HIV in the United States
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Kay, Emma Sophia, Edmonds, Andrew, Ludema, Christina, Adimora, Adaora, Alcaide, Maria L, Chandran, Aruna, Cohen, Mardge H, Johnson, Mallory O, Kassaye, Seble, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Moran, Caitlin A, Sosanya, Oluwakemi, and Wilson, Tracey E
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,HIV/AIDS ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Infectious Diseases ,Women's Health ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Health and social care services research ,Good Health and Well Being ,Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Insurance ,Health ,Pharmaceutical Preparations ,Prospective Studies ,Retention in Care ,United States ,Women living with HIV ,Women’ ,s Interagency HIV study ,retention in care ,AIDS Drug Assistance Program ,Women’s Interagency HIV study ,Public Health and Health Services ,Psychology ,Public health ,Sociology ,Clinical and health psychology - Abstract
Our objective was to examine the association between healthcare payer type and missed HIV care visits among 1,366 US women living with HIV (WLWH) enrolled in the prospective Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). We collected secondary patient-level data (October 1, 2017-September 30, 2018) from WLWH at nine WIHS sites. We used bivariate and multivariable binary logistic regression to examine the relationship between healthcare payer type (cross-classification of patients' ADAP and health insurance enrollment) and missed visits-based retention in care, defined as no-show appointments for which patients did not reschedule. Our sample included all WLWH who self-reported having received HIV care at least once during the two consecutive biannual WIHS visits a year prior to October 1, 2017-September 30, 2018. In the bivariate model, compared to uninsured WLWH without ADAP, WLWH with private insurance + ADAP were more likely to be retained in care, as were WLWH with Medicaid only and private insurance only. In the adjusted model, WLWH with private insurance only were more likely to be retained in care compared to uninsured WLWH without ADAP. Private health insurance and ADAP are associated with increased odds of retention in care among WLWH.
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19. Quality of care for Black and Latina women living with HIV in the U.S.: a qualitative study
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Rice, Whitney S, Fletcher, Faith E, Akingbade, Busola, Kan, Mary, Whitfield, Samantha, Ross, Shericia, Gakumo, C Ann, Ofotokun, Igho, Konkle-Parker, Deborah J, Cohen, Mardge H, Wingood, Gina M, Pence, Brian W, Adimora, Adaora A, Taylor, Tonya N, Wilson, Tracey E, Weiser, Sheri D, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Turan, Bulent, and Turan, Janet M
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Health Services and Systems ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Research ,Clinical Trials and Supportive Activities ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Health Services ,Health and social care services research ,8.1 Organisation and delivery of services ,Generic health relevance ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Black or African American ,Attitude ,Attitude of Health Personnel ,Consumer Behavior ,Female ,Focus Groups ,HIV Infections ,Health Equity ,Hispanic or Latino ,Humans ,Middle Aged ,Midwestern United States ,New England ,Patient Participation ,Patient Safety ,Qualitative Research ,Quality of Health Care ,Southeastern United States ,Women's Health ,Quality of health care ,Patient satisfaction ,Women living with HIV ,Engagement in care ,HIV ,AIDS ,Qualitative ,African American ,Black ,Hispanic ,HIV/AIDS ,Public Health and Health Services ,Sociology ,Health services and systems ,Public health ,Policy and administration - Abstract
BackgroundEnding the HIV epidemic requires that women living with HIV (WLWH) have access to structurally competent HIV-related and other health care. WLWH may not regularly engage in care due to inadequate quality; however, women's perspectives on the quality of care they receive are understudied.MethodsWe conducted 12 focus groups and three in-depth interviews with Black (90%) and Latina (11%) WLWH enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study in Atlanta, GA, Birmingham, AL, Brooklyn, NY, Chapel Hill, NC, Chicago, IL, and Jackson, MS from November 2017 to May 2018 (n = 92). We used a semi-structured format to facilitate discussions about satisfaction and dissatisfaction with health care engagement experiences, and suggestions for improvement, which were audio-recorded, transcribed, and coded using thematic analysis.ResultsThemes emerged related to women's health care satisfaction or dissatisfaction at the provider, clinic, and systems levels and across Institute of Medicine-defined quality of care domains (effectiveness, efficiency, equity, patient-centeredness, safety and timeliness). Women's degree of care satisfaction was driven by: 1) knowledge-based care resulting in desired outcomes (effectiveness); 2) coordination, continuity and necessity of care (efficiency); 3) perceived disparities in care (equity); 4) care delivery characterized by compassion, nonjudgment, accommodation, and autonomous decision-making (patient-centeredness); 5) attention to avoiding side effects and over-medicalization (safety); and 6) limited wait time (timeliness).ConclusionsQuality of care represents a key changeable lever affecting engage in care among WLWH. The communities most proximally affected by HIV should be key stakeholders in HIV-related quality assurance. Findings highlight aspects of the health care experience valued by WLWH, and potential participatory, patient-driven avenues for improvement.
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20. Mechanisms from Food Insecurity to Worse HIV Treatment Outcomes in US Women Living with HIV
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Weiser, Sheri D, Sheira, Lila A, Palar, Kartika, Kushel, Margot, Wilson, Tracey E, Adedimeji, Adebola, Merenstein, Dan, Cohen, Mardge, Turan, Janet M, Metsch, Lisa, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Wentz, Eryka, Tien, Phyllis C, and Frongillo, Edward A
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Mental Illness ,Infectious Diseases ,HIV/AIDS ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Depression ,Brain Disorders ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Mental Health ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Zero Hunger ,Anti-HIV Agents ,Antiretroviral Therapy ,Highly Active ,CD4 Lymphocyte Count ,Child ,Female ,Food Insecurity ,Food Supply ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Medication Adherence ,Treatment Outcome ,United States ,food insecurity ,HIV ,women ,antiretroviral adherence ,mental health ,nutrition ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Public health - Abstract
Food insecurity (FI) contributes to HIV-related morbidity and mortality, but the mechanisms whereby FI negatively impacts HIV health are untested. We tested the hypothesis that FI leads to poor HIV clinical outcomes through nutritional, mental health, and behavioral paths. We analyzed data from Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) among 1803 women living with HIV (WLWH) (8225 person-visits) collected from 2013 to 2015 biannually from nine sites across the United States participating in the WIHS. FI was measured with the US Household Food Security Survey Module. Outcomes included HIV viral nonsuppression, CD4 cell counts, and physical health status (PHS). We used longitudinal logistic and linear regression models with random effects to examine associations adjusting for covariates and path analysis to test nutritional, mental health, and behavioral paths. Increasing severity of FI was associated with unsuppressed viral load, lower CD4 counts, and worse PHS (all p
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21. Food Insecurity Is Associated With Lower Levels of Antiretroviral Drug Concentrations in Hair Among a Cohort of Women Living With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in the United States
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Leddy, Anna M, Sheira, Lila A, Tamraz, Bani, Sykes, Craig, Kashuba, Angela DM, Wilson, Tracey E, Adedimeji, Adebola, Merenstein, Daniel, Cohen, Mardge H, Wentz, Eryka L, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Metsch, Lisa R, Turan, Janet M, Bacchetti, Peter, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Research ,HIV/AIDS ,Infectious Diseases ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Zero Hunger ,Anti-HIV Agents ,Cohort Studies ,Female ,Food Insecurity ,Food Supply ,HIV ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Medication Adherence ,Pharmaceutical Preparations ,Prospective Studies ,United States ,food insecurity ,antiretroviral therapy ,adherence ,ART concentrations in hair ,women living with HIV ,Biological Sciences ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Microbiology ,Clinical sciences - Abstract
BackgroundFood insecurity is a well-established determinant of suboptimal, self-reported antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence, but few studies have investigated this association using objective adherence measures. We examined the association of food insecurity with levels of ART concentrations in hair among women living with human immunodeficiency virus (WLHIV) in the United States.MethodsWe analyzed longitudinal data collected semiannually from 2013 through 2015 from the Women's Interagency HIV Study, a multisite, prospective, cohort study of WLHIV and controls not living with HIV. Our sample comprised 1944 person-visits from 677 WLHIV. Food insecurity was measured using the US Household Food Security Survey Module. ART concentrations in hair, an objective and validated measure of drug adherence and exposure, were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography with mass spectrometry detection for regimens that included darunavir, atazanavir, raltegravir, or dolutegravir. We conducted multiple 3-level linear regressions that accounted for repeated measures and the ART medication(s) taken at each visit, adjusting for sociodemographic and clinical characteristics.ResultsAt baseline, 67% of participants were virally suppressed and 35% reported food insecurity. In the base multivariable model, each 3-point increase in food insecurity was associated with 0.94-fold lower ART concentration in hair (95% confidence interval, 0.89 to 0.99). This effect remained unchanged after adjusting for self-reported adherence.ConclusionsFood insecurity was associated with lower ART concentrations in hair, suggesting that food insecurity may be associated with suboptimal ART adherence and/or drug absorption. Interventions seeking to improve ART adherence among WLHIV should consider and address the role of food insecurity.
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22. Resilience and HIV Treatment Outcomes Among Women Living with HIV in the United States: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
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Fletcher, Faith E, Sherwood, Nicholas R, Rice, Whitney S, Yigit, Ibrahim, Ross, Shericia N, Wilson, Tracey E, Weiser, Sheri D, Johnson, Mallory O, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wingood, Gina, Turan, Janet M, and Turan, Bulent
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Prevention ,Mental Health ,Depression ,Mental Illness ,Minority Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Women's Health ,Clinical Research ,Infectious Diseases ,Substance Misuse ,Brain Disorders ,Social Determinants of Health ,Health Disparities ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adaptation ,Psychological ,Adult ,Anxiety ,Depressive Disorder ,Discrimination ,Psychological ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Medication Adherence ,Minority Groups ,Resilience ,Psychological ,Social Stigma ,Substance-Related Disorders ,Treatment Outcome ,United States ,HIV ,resilience ,women living with HIV ,mixed methods ,HIV outcomes ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Public health - Abstract
Resilience is defined as the ability and process to transform adversity into opportunities for growth and adaptation. Resilience may be especially important for people living with HIV (PLWH), who are susceptible to anxiety and depressive disorders, which are commonly linked to risk behaviors (i.e., alcohol and drug abuse), poor adherence to medical regimens, increased risk of morbidity and mortality, and related stigma and discrimination. To date, few studies have examined the impact of resilience on health-related behaviors and outcomes among PLWH, particularly among minority women living with HIV (WLWH) who are dealing with multiple stressors impacting their health. This study used a convergent parallel mixed-methods design to collect, analyze, and integrate qualitative and quantitative data from a subsample of WLWH enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS). The aims of the study were to (1) qualitatively examine the resilience perspectives of 76 marginalized WLWH, and; (2) quantitatively assess the associations of resilience with HIV health outcomes-adherence to antiretroviral therapy and viral suppression-in the context of differing levels of internalized HIV-related stigma and depressive symptoms (n = 420). Findings from this mixed-methods study suggest that resilience is an important resource that can aid WLWH in coping constructively with adversity by capitalizing on intrapersonal traits and states, interpersonal and institutional resources, and spiritual and/or religious practices. Given the complex medical and social needs of marginalized WLWH, intervention strategies should focus on mitigating psychosocial burdens of stigma and depression, in addition to building resilience.
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23. Associations between food insecurity and psychotropic medication use among women living with HIV in the United States.
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Whittle, Henry J, Wolfe, William R, Sheira, Lila A, Frongillo, Edward A, Palar, Kartika, Merenstein, Daniel, Wilson, Tracey E, Adedimeji, Adebola, Cohen, Mardge H, Wentz, Eryka L, Tien, Phyllis C, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Humans ,HIV Infections ,Substance-Related Disorders ,Hypnotics and Sedatives ,Antipsychotic Agents ,Psychotropic Drugs ,Antidepressive Agents ,Cohort Studies ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Depression ,Anxiety ,Mental Health ,Mental Disorders ,Quality of Life ,Poverty ,Socioeconomic Factors ,Food Supply ,Adult ,United States ,Female ,AIDS ,psychiatric services ,psychotropic drugs ,social and political issues ,women - Abstract
AimsPsychotropic prescription rates continue to increase in the United States (USA). Few studies have investigated whether social-structural factors may play a role in psychotropic medication use independent of mental illness. Food insecurity is prevalent among people living with HIV in the USA and has been associated with poor mental health. We investigated whether food insecurity was associated with psychotropic medication use independent of the symptoms of depression and anxiety among women living with HIV in the USA.MethodsWe used cross-sectional data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), a nationwide cohort study. Food security (FS) was the primary explanatory variable, measured using the Household Food Security Survey Module. First, we used multivariable linear regressions to test whether FS was associated with symptoms of depression (Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression [CESD] score), generalised anxiety disorder (GAD-7 score) and mental health-related quality of life (MOS-HIV Mental Health Summary score; MHS). Next, we examined associations of FS with the use of any psychotropic medications, including antidepressants, sedatives and antipsychotics, using multivariable logistic regressions adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, income, education and alcohol and substance use. In separate models, we additionally adjusted for symptoms of depression (CESD score) and anxiety (GAD-7 score).ResultsOf the 905 women in the sample, two-thirds were African-American. Lower FS (i.e. worse food insecurity) was associated with greater symptoms of depression and anxiety in a dose-response relationship. For the psychotropic medication outcomes, marginal and low FS were associated with 2.06 (p < 0.001; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.36-3.13) and 1.99 (p < 0.01; 95% CI = 1.26-3.15) times higher odds of any psychotropic medication use, respectively, before adjusting for depression and anxiety. The association of very low FS with any psychotropic medication use was not statistically significant. A similar pattern was found for antidepressant and sedative use. After additionally adjusting for CESD and GAD-7 scores, marginal FS remained associated with 1.93 (p < 0.05; 95% CI = 1.16-3.19) times higher odds of any psychotropic medication use. Very low FS, conversely, was significantly associated with lower odds of antidepressant use (adjusted odds ratio = 0.42; p < 0.05; 95% CI = 0.19-0.96).ConclusionsMarginal FS was associated with higher odds of using psychotropic medications independent of depression and anxiety, while very low FS was associated with lower odds. These complex findings may indicate that people experiencing very low FS face barriers to accessing mental health services, while those experiencing marginal FS who do access services are more likely to be prescribed psychotropic medications for distress arising from social and structural factors.
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24. Likelihood of trying long-acting injectable antiretroviral therapy (LAI ART) among women with HIV in nine sites across the United States
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McCrimmon, Tara, primary, Collins, Lauren F., additional, Pereyra, Margaret, additional, Platamone, Corbin, additional, Perez-Brumer, Amaya, additional, Shaffer, Victoria A., additional, Kerrigan, Deanna, additional, Sheth, Anandi N, additional, Cohen, Mardge H, additional, Hanna, David B., additional, Ramirez, Catalina, additional, Gange, Stephen J., additional, Rana, Aadia, additional, Tamraz, Bani, additional, Goparaju, Lakshmi, additional, Wilson, Tracey E, additional, Alcaide, Maria, additional, and Philbin, Morgan M., additional
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25. Food insecurity is associated with anxiety, stress, and symptoms of posttraumatic stress disorder in a cohort of women with or at risk of HIV in the United States
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Whittle, Henry J, Sheira, Lila A, Wolfe, William R, Frongillo, Edward A, Palar, Kartika, Merenstein, Daniel, Wilson, Tracey E, Adedimeji, Adebola, Weber, Kathleen M, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Metsch, Lisa, Turan, Janet M, Wentz, Eryka L, Tien, Phyllis C, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Prevention ,Anxiety Disorders ,Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) ,Brain Disorders ,Mental Health ,Clinical Research ,Aetiology ,2.3 Psychological ,social and economic factors ,Zero Hunger ,Good Health and Well Being ,Anxiety ,Cohort Studies ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Depression ,Female ,Food Supply ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Longitudinal Studies ,Middle Aged ,Risk Factors ,Stress Disorders ,Post-Traumatic ,United States ,food insecurity ,anxiety ,stress ,PTSD ,HIV ,Animal Production ,Food Sciences ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,Nutrition & Dietetics ,Animal production ,Food sciences ,Nutrition and dietetics - Abstract
BackgroundFood insecurity, which disproportionately affects marginalized women in the United States, is associated with depressive symptoms. Few studies have examined relations of food insecurity with other mental health outcomes.ObjectiveThe aim of this study was to investigate the associations of food insecurity with symptoms of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD), stress, and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), a prospective cohort study of women with or at risk of HIV in the United States.MethodsParticipants were 2553 women with or at risk of HIV, predominantly African American/black (71.6%). Structured questionnaires were conducted during April 2013-March 2016 every 6 mo. Food security (FS) was the primary predictor, measured using the Household Food Security Survey Module. We measured longitudinal outcomes for GAD (GAD-7 score and a binary GAD-7 screener for moderate-to-severe GAD). Only cross-sectional data were available for outcomes measuring perceived stress (PSS-10 score) and PTSD (PCL-C score and a binary PCL-C screener for PTSD). We examined associations of FS with the outcomes through use of multivariable linear and logistic regression, including lagged associations with GAD outcomes.ResultsAfter adjusting for sociodemographic and health-related factors including HIV serostatus, current marginal, low, and very low FS were associated with increasingly higher GAD-7 scores, and with 1.41 (95% CI: 1.10, 1.80; P
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26. Poverty stigma is associated with suboptimal HIV care and treatment outcomes among women living with HIV in the U.S.
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Leddy, Anna M, Turan, Janet M, Johnson, Mallory O, Neilands, Torsten B, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wingood, Gina, Tien, Phyllis C, Wilson, Tracey E, Logie, Carmen H, Weiser, Sheri D, and Turan, Bulent
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Infectious Diseases ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Health Disparities ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,HIV/AIDS ,Clinical Research ,Prevention ,Infection ,Adult ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,CD4 Lymphocyte Count ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Drug Utilization ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Middle Aged ,Poverty ,Prospective Studies ,Social Stigma ,Sustained Virologic Response ,Treatment Outcome ,United States ,Viral Load ,HIV care and treatment ,poverty stigma ,women living with HIV ,Biological Sciences ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ,Virology ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
ObjectiveTo examine whether experienced poverty stigma is associated with worse HIV care and treatment outcomes.DesignWe analyzed cross-sectional data from 433 women living with HIV enrolled in the Women's Adherence and Visit Engagement substudy of the Women's Interagency HIV Study.MethodsExposure was experienced poverty stigma, measured using the Perceived Stigma of Poverty Scale. Outcomes were viral suppression, CD4 cell count at least 350 cells/μl, and attending all HIV care visits in the past 6 months. Multivariable logistic regression models adjusted for income, age, race/ethnicity, education, substance use, months taking antiretroviral therapy (ART), number of antiretroviral pills in ART regimen, unstable housing, relationship status, and exchanging sex for money, drugs, or shelter. We also explored whether self-reported at least 95% ART adherence mediated the relationship between poverty stigma and viral suppression and CD4 cell count at least 350 cells/μl.ResultsExperienced poverty stigma was associated with lower adjusted odds of viral suppression [adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 0.76; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.61-0.96], CD4 cell count at least 350 cells/μl (aOR 0.69; 95% CI 0.52-0.91), and attending all HIV care visits (aOR 0.73; 95% CI: 0.54-0.98). Exploratory mediation analysis suggests that at least 95% ART adherence significantly mediates the relationship between experienced poverty stigma and viral suppression and CD4 cell count at least 350 cells/μl.ConclusionLongitudinal research should assess these relationships over time. Findings support interventions and policies that seek to reduce poverty stigma among people living with HIV.
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27. Neighborhood Racial Diversity, Socioeconomic Status, and Perceptions of HIV-Related Discrimination and Internalized HIV Stigma Among Women Living with HIV in the United States
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Crockett, Kaylee B, Edmonds, Andrew, Johnson, Mallory O, Neilands, Torsten B, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wingood, Gina, Tien, Phyllis C, Cohen, Mardge, Wilson, Tracey E, Logie, Carmen H, Sosanya, Oluwakemi, Plankey, Michael, Golub, Elizabeth, Adimora, Adaora A, Parish, Carrigan, Weiser, Sheri D, Turan, Janet M, and Turan, Bulent
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Women's Health ,Clinical Research ,Basic Behavioral and Social Science ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Pediatric ,Mental Health ,Infectious Diseases ,Health Disparities ,Prevention ,Social Determinants of Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Adult ,Aged ,Anti-HIV Agents ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Discrimination ,Psychological ,Female ,Geographic Mapping ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Male ,Middle Aged ,Race Factors ,Residence Characteristics ,Social Class ,Social Isolation ,Social Stigma ,United States ,geocoding ,racial diversity ,HIV ,internalized stigma ,discrimination ,women ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Public health - Abstract
Relationships that traverse sociodemographic categories may improve community attitudes toward marginalized groups and potentially protect members of those groups from stigma and discrimination. The present study evaluated whether internalized HIV stigma and perceived HIV-related discrimination in health care settings differ based on individual- and neighborhood-level characteristics of women living with HIV (WLHIV). We also sought to extend previous conceptual and empirical work to explore whether perceived HIV-related discrimination mediated the association between neighborhood racial diversity and internalized HIV stigma. A total of 1256 WLHIV in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) attending 10 sites in metropolitan areas across the United States completed measures of internalized HIV stigma and perceived HIV-related discrimination in health care settings. Participants also provided residential information that was geocoded into Federal Information Processing Standard (FIPS) codes and linked with census-tract level indicators. In cross-sectional analyses, greater neighborhood racial diversity was associated with less internalized HIV stigma and less perceived HIV-related discrimination regardless of individual race. Neighborhood median income was positively associated with internalized HIV stigma and perceived discrimination, while individual income was negatively associated with perceptions of stigma and discrimination. In an exploratory mediation analysis, neighborhood racial diversity had a significant indirect effect on internalized HIV stigma through perceived HIV-related discrimination. An indirect effect between neighborhood income and internalized stigma was not supported. These findings suggest that greater neighborhood racial diversity may lessen HIV stigma processes at the individual level and that HIV stigma-reduction interventions may be most needed in communities that lack racial diversity.
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28. A Mixed Methods Study of Anticipated and Experienced Stigma in Health Care Settings Among Women Living with HIV in the United States
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Rice, Whitney S, Turan, Bulent, Fletcher, Faith E, Nápoles, Tessa M, Walcott, Melonie, Batchelder, Abigail, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah J, Wilson, Tracey E, Tien, Phyllis C, Wingood, Gina M, Neilands, Torsten B, Johnson, Mallory O, Weiser, Sheri D, and Turan, Janet M
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Health Services and Systems ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Prevention ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,HIV/AIDS ,Mental Health ,Women's Health ,Infectious Diseases ,Clinical Research ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adaptation ,Psychological ,Aged ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,Depression ,Fear ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Interviews as Topic ,Medication Adherence ,Middle Aged ,Patient Compliance ,Qualitative Research ,Social Stigma ,Surveys and Questionnaires ,United States ,Young Adult ,HIV ,AIDS ,antiretroviral therapy ,mixed methods ,adherence ,stigma ,mental health ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Public health - Abstract
Among places where people living with HIV experience and anticipate HIV-related stigma, stigma in health care settings may be particularly harmful. Utilizing an exploratory sequential mixed methods approach, we conducted interviews (n = 76) and questionnaires (N = 460) with older adult women living with HIV enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study in Birmingham, AL; Jackson, MS; Atlanta, GA; and San Francisco, CA. Interviews addressed facilitators and barriers to HIV treatment adherence, including HIV-related stigma. Qualitative data were coded using thematic analysis. Questionnaires assessed self-reported antiretroviral therapy (ART) adherence and experienced and anticipated HIV-related stigma from various sources (i.e., health care personnel, family, partner, and community). Covariate-adjusted logistic regression analyses examined total and mediated effects of stigma on ART adherence. Interviewees described fears and experiences of stigma in health care settings; including privacy violations, disrespect for patient autonomy, and reproductive coercion; and how these influenced their adherence to HIV treatment recommendations. Experienced and anticipated HIV-related stigma in health care settings were associated with suboptimal (or
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29. Longitudinal association between internalized HIV stigma and antiretroviral therapy adherence for women living with HIV
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Turan, Bulent, Rice, Whitney S, Crockett, Kaylee B, Johnson, Mallory, Neilands, Torsten B, Ross, Shericia N, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wingood, Gina, Tien, Phyllis C, Cohen, Mardge, Wilson, Tracey E, Logie, Carmen H, Sosanya, Oluwakemi, Plankey, Michael, Golub, Elizabeth, Adimora, Adaora A, Parish, Carrigan, Weiser, Sheri D, and Turan, Janet M
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Mental Health ,Pediatric ,HIV/AIDS ,Clinical Research ,Depression ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Adult ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Longitudinal Studies ,Medication Adherence ,Middle Aged ,Social Stigma ,United States ,Biological Sciences ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ,Virology ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
ObjectiveWe investigated whether internalized HIV-related stigma predicts adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) longitudinally in women living with HIV in the United States, and whether depression symptoms mediate the relationship between internalized stigma and suboptimal ART adherence.DesignObservational longitudinal study utilizing data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study cohort.MethodsA measure of internalized HIV-related stigma was added to the battery of Women's Interagency HIV Study measures in 2013. For current analyses, participants' first assessment of internalized HIV-related stigma and assessments of other variables at that time were used as baseline measures (Time one or T1, visit occurring in 2013/14), with outcomes measured approximately 2 years later (T3, 2015/16; n = 914). A measure of depression symptoms, assessed approximately 18 months after the baseline (T2, 2014/15), was used in mediation analyses (n = 862).ResultsHigher internalized HIV-related stigma at T1 predicted lower odds of optimal ART adherence at T3 (adjusted odds ratio = 0.61, P = 0.001, 95% confidence interval [0.45, 0.82]). Results were similar when ART adherence at T1 was added as a control variable. Mediation analysis revealed a significant indirect effect of internalized HIV stigma at T1 on ART adherence at T3 through depression symptoms at T2 (while controlling for depression symptoms and ART adherence at T1; B = -0.05, SE = 0.03, 95% confidence interval [-0.11, -0.006]).ConclusionThese results provide strong longitudinal support for the hypothesis that internalized HIV-related stigma results in suboptimal ART adherence in a large sample of women living with HIV in the United States, working through the pathway of increased depression symptoms.
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30. Buffering Internalization of HIV Stigma
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Turan, Bulent, Crockett, Kaylee B, Buyukcan-Tetik, Asuman, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wilson, Tracey E, Tien, Phyllis C, Wingood, Gina, Neilands, Torsten B, Johnson, Mallory O, Weiser, Sheri D, and Turan, Janet M
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Epidemiology ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,HIV/AIDS ,Brain Disorders ,Prevention ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Social Determinants of Health ,Infectious Diseases ,Mental Illness ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Mental Health ,Clinical Research ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Aged ,Anti-HIV Agents ,Anti-Retroviral Agents ,Depression ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Male ,Medication Adherence ,Middle Aged ,Social Stigma ,Virus Internalization ,Young Adult ,negative evaluation ,attachment ,resilience ,HIV ,stigma ,adherence ,Clinical Sciences ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundOne mechanism through which social stigma of HIV affects health outcomes for people living with HIV (PLWH) is through internalization of stigma. However, this transformation of social stigma in the community into internalized stigma may not be of the same magnitude for all PLWH. We examined the moderating effects of 3 personality traits-fear of negative social evaluation, attachment-related anxiety, and dispositional resilience-in transforming perceived stigma in the community into internalized stigma. Furthermore, we investigated downstream effects of these moderated associations on depressive symptoms and antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence.Setting/methodsIn study 1, data from 203 PLWH in the Southeast United States were analyzed controlling for age, sex, education, race, and time on ART. In study 2, data from 453 women in a multisite study were analyzed controlling for age, education, race, time on ART, and substance use.ResultsIn both studies, fear of negative evaluation and attachment-related anxiety moderated the effect of perceived HIV stigma in the community on internalized HIV stigma: People higher on those moderating variables had stronger associations between perceived stigma in the community and internalized stigma. In study 2, resilience was assessed and also moderated the effect of perceived HIV stigma in the community on internalized stigma. In moderated mediation models, fear of negative evaluation, attachment-related anxiety, and resilience moderated the indirect effect of perceived HIV stigma in the community on ART adherence and depression through internalized stigma.ConclusionsInterventions to assuage internalization of HIV stigma should focus on bolstering attachment-related security, social competence, and resilience.
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31. Persistent Food Insecurity Is Associated with Adverse Mental Health among Women Living with or at Risk of HIV in the United States
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Tuthill, Emily L, Sheira, Lila A, Palar, Kartika, Frongillo, Edward A, Wilson, Tracey E, Adedimeji, Adebola, Merenstein, Daniel, Cohen, Mardge H, Wentz, Eryka L, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Metsch, Lisa, Kushel, Margot, Turan, Janet M, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Tien, Phyllis C, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Mental Health ,Prevention ,Clinical Research ,Depression ,Brain Disorders ,Serious Mental Illness ,Mental health ,Good Health and Well Being ,Zero Hunger ,Adult ,Female ,Food Supply ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Middle Aged ,Prospective Studies ,Risk Factors ,Socioeconomic Factors ,United States ,Women's Health ,food insecurity ,HIV ,mental health ,women ,Animal Production ,Food Sciences ,Nutrition and Dietetics ,Nutrition & Dietetics ,Animal production ,Food sciences ,Nutrition and dietetics - Abstract
BackgroundFood insecurity and mental health negatively affect the lives of women in the United States. Participants in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) provided the opportunity to understand the association of food insecurity with depression and mental well-being over time.ObjectiveWe investigated the association between current and persistent food insecurity and depression among women at risk of or living with HIV in the United States.MethodsWe used longitudinal data from the WIHS, a prospective cohort study in women at risk of or living with HIV from multiple sites in the United States. Participants completed 6 semiannual assessments from 2013 to 2016 on food security (FS; high, marginal, low, and very low) and mental health (i.e., depressive symptoms and mental well-being). We used multiple regression analysis to estimate the association between these variables.ResultsAmong 2551 participants, 44% were food insecure and 35% reported depressive symptoms indicative of probable depression. Current marginal, low, and very low FS were associated with 2.1-, 3.5-, and 5.5-point (all P
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32. Food Insecurity Is Associated With Inflammation Among Women Living With HIV
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Leddy, Anna M, Roque, Annelys, Sheira, Lila A, Frongillo, Edward A, Landay, Alan L, Adedimeji, Adebola A, Wilson, Tracey E, Merenstein, Daniel, Wentz, Eryka, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Igho, Metsch, Lisa R, Cohen, Mardge H, Tien, Phyllis C, Turan, Janet M, Turan, Bulent, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Immunology ,HIV/AIDS ,Infectious Diseases ,Infection ,Zero Hunger ,Adult ,Body Mass Index ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,Food Supply ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Inflammation ,Interleukin-6 ,Linear Models ,Middle Aged ,Multivariate Analysis ,Receptors ,Tumor Necrosis Factor ,Type I ,United States ,food insecurity ,chronic inflammation ,HIV ,inflammatory cytokines ,women living with HIV ,Biological Sciences ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Microbiology ,Biological sciences ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
BackgroundChronic inflammation is associated with AIDS-defining and non-AIDS-defining conditions. Limited research has considered how food insecurity influences chronic inflammation among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). We examined whether food insecurity was associated with higher levels of inflammation among women living with HIV (WWH) in the United States.MethodsWe analyzed cross-sectional data collected in 2015 from 421 participants on antiretroviral therapy from the Women's Interagency HIV Study. The exposure was any food insecurity. The outcome was inflammation, measured by proinflammatory cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) and tumor necroses factor receptor 1 (TNFR1) levels. We conducted multivariable linear regressions, adjusting for sociodemographic, clinical, and nutritional factors.ResultsNearly one-third of participants (31%) were food insecure and 79% were virally suppressed (
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33. Longitudinal associations between food insecurity and substance use in a cohort of women with or at risk for HIV in the United States
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Whittle, Henry J, Sheira, Lila A, Frongillo, Edward A, Palar, Kartika, Cohen, Jennifer, Merenstein, Daniel, Wilson, Tracey E, Adedimeji, Adebola, Cohen, Mardge H, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Metsch, Lisa, Turan, Janet M, Wentz, Eryka L, Tien, Phyllis C, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Drug Abuse (NIDA only) ,Prevention ,Substance Misuse ,HIV/AIDS ,Clinical Research ,Zero Hunger ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Amphetamine-Related Disorders ,Cocaine-Related Disorders ,Cohort Studies ,Female ,Food Supply ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Logistic Models ,Longitudinal Studies ,Marijuana Use ,Middle Aged ,Multivariate Analysis ,Opioid-Related Disorders ,Prospective Studies ,Risk Factors ,Substance-Related Disorders ,United States ,Drug use ,food insecurity ,HIV ,mental health ,substance use ,women ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Psychology and Cognitive Sciences ,Substance Abuse ,Public health ,Clinical and health psychology - Abstract
Background and aimsFew longitudinal studies have examined the relationship between food insecurity and substance use. We aimed to investigate this relationship using longitudinal data among women with or at risk for HIV in the United States.DesignWomen's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), a prospective cohort study.SettingNine sites across the United States.ParticipantsA total of 2553 women with or at risk for HIV.MeasurementsSemi-annual structured interviews were conducted during April 2013-March 2016. Food security (FS) was the primary predictor, measured using the Household Food Security Survey Module. Outcomes were: any illicit substance use except cannabis; licit or illicit cannabis use; stimulant use (crack, cocaine, or methamphetamine); opioid use (heroin or methadone in a non-prescribed way); and prescription drug misuse (prescription narcotics, amphetamines, or tranquilizers in a non-prescribed way) since the last visit. We used multivariable logistic regression with random effects to examine longitudinal associations of current and previous FS with the outcomes simultaneously, adjusting for socio-demographic factors, HIV serostatus, physical health and health insurance.FindingsAverage number of visits was 4.6. At baseline, 71% of participants were HIV-seropositive, 44% reported marginal, low, or very low FS, and 13% were using illicit substances. In adjusted analyses, current low and very low FS were significantly associated with 1.59 [95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.02, 2.46; P = 0.039] and 2.48 (95% CI = 1.52, 4.04; P
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34. Internal Working Models of Attachment Relationships and HIV Outcomes Among Women Living With HIV
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Turan, Bulent, Crockett, Kaylee B, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wilson, Tracey E, Tien, Phyllis C, Wingood, Gina, Neilands, Torsten B, Johnson, Mallory O, Weiser, Sheri D, and Turan, Janet M
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Mental Health ,HIV/AIDS ,Infectious Diseases ,Clinical Research ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Behavioral and Social Science ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Adult ,Aged ,Aged ,80 and over ,Anti-HIV Agents ,CD4 Lymphocyte Count ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Medication Adherence ,Middle Aged ,Models ,Psychological ,Object Attachment ,Patient Compliance ,Sexual Partners ,Viral Load ,attachment ,HIV ,psychosocial ,insecurity ,avoidance ,anxiety ,Clinical Sciences ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Epidemiology ,Public health - Abstract
BackgroundTreatment adherence and viral suppression remain suboptimal in the United States. Attachment insecurity may be one understudied factor affecting adherence. According to attachment theory, people develop generalized internal working models of interpersonal relationships, which shape their perceptions of the availability of others at times of stress and how they handle stressors as an individual. Two dimensions of attachment insecurity are attachment-related avoidance (avoidance of intimacy with others and avoidance of negative emotions) and attachment-related anxiety (feeling unable to deal with stressors without others' help). For people living with chronic stressful health conditions that require life-long self-management, attachment-related avoidance and attachment-related anxiety may diminish the ability to cope with stressors as an individual leading to negative health outcomes.MethodsWe examined cross-sectional associations of the 2 attachment-related insecurity dimensions with antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence, HIV visit adherence, CD4 cell counts, and viral suppression. Survey and clinical data from 453 women living with HIV in 4 US cities were analyzed controlling for age, education, income, time on ART, illicit drug use, and race.ResultsAttachment-related avoidance was the only unique predictor of suboptimal ART adherence, viral failure, and low CD4 count, and attachment-related anxiety was the only unique predictor of missed HIV care visits. These effects were over and above the effects of all covariates. ART adherence mediated the association of attachment-related avoidance with both viral failure and low CD4 counts.ConclusionsInterventions may need to focus on the vulnerable subpopulation with high attachment insecurity and incorporate existing strategies that address insecure attachment models.
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35. Food insecurity and violence in a prospective cohort of women at risk for or living with HIV in the U.S.
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Conroy, Amy A, Cohen, Mardge H, Frongillo, Edward A, Tsai, Alexander C, Wilson, Tracey E, Wentz, Eryka L, Adimora, Adaora A, Merenstein, Daniel, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Metsch, Lisa, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Adedimeji, Adebola, Turan, Janet M, Tien, Phyllis C, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Humans ,HIV Infections ,Multivariate Analysis ,Odds Ratio ,Risk Factors ,Cohort Studies ,Longitudinal Studies ,Prospective Studies ,Violence ,Poverty ,Food Supply ,Adult ,Middle Aged ,United States ,Female ,General Science & Technology - Abstract
BACKGROUND:Food insecurity and violence are two major public health issues facing U.S. women. The link between food insecurity and violence has received little attention, particularly regarding the temporal ordering of events. The present study used data from the Women's Interagency Human Immunodeficiency Virus Study to investigate the longitudinal association of food insecurity and violence in a cohort of women at risk for or living with HIV. METHODS:Study participants completed six assessments from 2013-16 on food insecurity (operationalized as marginal, low, and very low food security) and violence (sexual or physical, and psychological). We used multi-level logistic regression, controlling for visits (level 1) nested within individuals (level 2), to estimate the association of experiencing violence. RESULTS:Among 2,343 women (8,528 visits), we found that victims of sexual or physical violence (odds ratio = 3.10; 95% confidence interval: 1.88, 5.19) and psychological violence (odds ratio = 3.00; 95% confidence interval: 1.67, 5.50) were more likely to report very low food security. The odds of experiencing violence were higher for women with very low food security at both the current and previous visit as compared to only the current visit. HIV status did not modify these associations. CONCLUSIONS:Food insecurity was strongly associated with violence, and women exposed to persistent food insecurity were even more likely to experience violence. Food programs and policy must consider persistent exposure to food insecurity, and interpersonal harms faced by food insecure women, such as violence.
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36. Food Insecurity, Internalized Stigma, and Depressive Symptoms Among Women Living with HIV in the United States
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Palar, Kartika, Frongillo, Edward A, Escobar, Jessica, Sheira, Lila A, Wilson, Tracey E, Adedimeji, Adebola, Merenstein, Daniel, Cohen, Mardge H, Wentz, Eryka L, Adimora, Adaora A, Ofotokun, Ighovwerha, Metsch, Lisa, Tien, Phyllis C, Turan, Janet M, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,HIV/AIDS ,Depression ,Mental Health ,Brain Disorders ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Clinical Research ,Zero Hunger ,Adult ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Female ,Food Supply ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Middle Aged ,Social Stigma ,Social Support ,Socioeconomic Factors ,United States ,Food insecurity ,Internalized stigma ,Women ,HIV ,Public Health and Health Services ,Social Work ,Public health - Abstract
Food insecurity, internalized HIV stigma, and depressive symptoms are independently associated with poor HIV outcomes. Food insecurity, stigma, and depression may be interrelated among women living with HIV (WLHIV). We hypothesized that food insecurity would be independently associated with internalized stigma and depressive symptoms among WLHIV in the United States (US), and would partially account for associations between stigma and depressive symptoms. We tested hypotheses using regression models and partial correlation analysis with cross-sectional data among 1317 WLHIV from the Women's Interagency HIV Study. In adjusted models, greater food insecurity was associated with internalized HIV stigma and depressive symptoms (all p
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37. Intensity of Social Support Matters: A Latent Class Analysis to Identify Levels of Social Support Associated with Optimal Health Outcomes Among Women Living with HIV
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Chandran, Aruna, Bhondoekhan, Fiona, Wilson, Tracey E., Milam, Joel, Cohen, Mardge H., Adimora, Adaora A., Adedimeji, Adebola, Cocohoba, Jennifer, Parish, Carrigan, Holstad, Marcia, Kassaye, Seble, and Kempf, Mirjam-Colette
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38. Likelihood of Trying Long-Acting Injectable Antiretroviral Therapy Among Women With HIV in Nine Sites Across the United States.
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McCrimmon, Tara, Collins, Lauren F., Pereyra, Margaret, Platamone, Corbin, Perez-Brumer, Amaya, Shaffer, Victoria A., Kerrigan, Deanna, Sheth, Anandi N., Cohen, Mardge H., Hanna, David B., Ramirez, Catalina, Gange, Stephen J., Rana, Aadia, Tamraz, Bani, Goparaju, Lakshmi, Wilson, Tracey E., Alcaide, Maria, and Philbin, Morgan M.
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39. HIV Testing Correlates: U.S. and Foreign Born High-Risk Black Heterosexual Men
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Gousse, Yolene, Wilson, Tracey E., McFarlane, Davin, Browne, Ruth C., Fraser, Marilyn, Yusim, Diana, Stewart, Mark, Salifu, Moro O., and Joseph, Michael A.
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40. Perceptions of intersectional stigma among diverse women living with HIV in the United States
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Rice, Whitney S, Logie, Carmen H, Napoles, Tessa M, Walcott, Melonie, Batchelder, Abigail W, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Wingood, Gina M, Konkle-Parker, Deborah J, Turan, Bulent, Wilson, Tracey E, Johnson, Mallory O, Weiser, Sheri D, and Turan, Janet M
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Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Human Society ,Basic Behavioral and Social Science ,Health Disparities ,Women's Health ,Social Determinants of Health ,Infectious Diseases ,HIV/AIDS ,Prevention ,Minority Health ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Mental Health ,Clinical Research ,Good Health and Well Being ,Reduced Inequalities ,Gender Equality ,Adult ,Aged ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Healthcare Disparities ,Humans ,Income ,Middle Aged ,Perception ,Qualitative Research ,Racism ,Sexism ,Social Marginalization ,Social Stigma ,United States ,Stigma ,Discrimination ,Intersectionality ,HIV ,Women ,Qualitative research ,Health disparities ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Economics ,Studies in Human Society ,Health sciences ,Human society - Abstract
Attitudes and behavior that devalue individuals based upon their HIV status (HIV-related stigma) are barriers to HIV prevention, treatment, and wellbeing among women living with HIV. Other coexisting forms of stigma (e.g., racism, sexism) may worsen the effects of HIV-related stigma, and may contribute to persistent racial and gendered disparities in HIV prevention and treatment. Few studies examine perceptions of intersectional stigma among women living with HIV. From June to December 2015, we conducted 76 qualitative interviews with diverse women living with HIV from varied socioeconomic backgrounds enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS) in Birmingham, Alabama; Jackson, Mississippi; Atlanta, Georgia; and San Francisco, California. Interview guides facilitated discussions around stigma and discrimination involving multiple interrelated identities. Interviews were audio-recorded, transcribed verbatim, and coded using thematic analysis. Interviewees shared perceptions of various forms of stigma and discrimination, most commonly related to their gender, race, and income level, but also incarceration histories and weight. Women perceived these interrelated forms of social marginalization as coming from multiple sources: their communities, interpersonal interactions, and within systems and structures. Our findings highlight the complexity of social processes of marginalization, which profoundly shape life experiences, opportunities, and healthcare access and uptake among women living with HIV. This study highlights the need for public health strategies to consider community, interpersonal, and structural dimensions across intersecting, interdependent identities to promote the wellbeing among women living with HIV and to reduce social structural and health disparities.
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41. Healthcare Empowerment and HIV Viral Control: Mediating Roles of Adherence and Retention in Care
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Wilson, Tracey E, Kay, Emma Sophia, Turan, Bulent, Johnson, Mallory O, Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Turan, Janet M, Cohen, Mardge H, Adimora, Adaora A, Pereyra, Margaret, Golub, Elizabeth T, Goparaju, Lakshmi, Murchison, Lynn, Wingood, Gina M, and Metsch, Lisa R
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Medical Microbiology ,Health Services and Systems ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Health Sciences ,Clinical Research ,Health Services ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Substance Misuse ,Behavioral and Social Science ,HIV/AIDS ,Infectious Diseases ,Prevention ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Ambulatory Care Facilities ,Anti-HIV Agents ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Longitudinal Studies ,Medication Adherence ,Middle Aged ,Power ,Psychological ,Prospective Studies ,Retention in Care ,Viral Load ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Education ,Public Health ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
IntroductionThis study assessed longitudinal relationships between patient healthcare empowerment, engagement in care, and viral control in the Women's Interagency HIV Study, a prospective cohort study of U.S. women living with HIV.MethodsFrom April 2014 to March 2016, four consecutive 6-month visits were analyzed among 973 women to assess the impact of Time 1 healthcare empowerment variables (Tolerance for Uncertainty and the state of Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement) on Time 2 reports of ≥95% HIV medication adherence and not missing an HIV primary care appointment since last visit; and on HIV RNA viral control across Times 3 and 4, controlling for illicit drug use, heavy drinking, depression symptoms, age, and income. Data were analyzed in 2017.ResultsAdherence of ≥95% was reported by 83% of women, 90% reported not missing an appointment since the last study visit, and 80% were categorized as having viral control. Logistic regression analyses revealed a significant association between the Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement subscale and viral control, controlling for model covariates (AOR=1.08, p=0.04), but not for the Tolerance for Uncertainty subscale and viral control (AOR=0.99, p=0.68). In separate mediation analyses, the indirect effect of Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement on viral control through adherence (β=0.04, SE=0.02, 95% CI=0.02, 0.08), and the indirect effect of Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement on viral control through retention (β=0.01, SE=0.008, 95% CI=0.001, 0.030) were significant. Mediation analyses with Tolerance for Uncertainty as the predictor did not yield significant indirect effects.ConclusionsThe Informed Collaboration Committed Engagement healthcare empowerment component is a promising pathway through which to promote engagement in care among women living with HIV.
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42. Association between Perceived Discrimination in Healthcare Settings and HIV Medication Adherence: Mediating Psychosocial Mechanisms
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Turan, Bulent, Rogers, Anna Joy, Rice, Whitney S, Atkins, Ghislaine C, Cohen, Mardge H, Wilson, Tracey E, Adimora, Adaora A, Merenstein, Daniel, Adedimeji, Adebola, Wentz, Eryka L, Ofotokun, Igho, Metsch, Lisa, Tien, Phyllis C, Johnson, Mallory O, Turan, Janet M, and Weiser, Sheri D
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Health Services and Systems ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Women's Health ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Infectious Diseases ,HIV/AIDS ,Pediatric AIDS ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Social Determinants of Health ,Mental Health ,Clinical Research ,Prevention ,Pediatric ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Antiretroviral Therapy ,Highly Active ,Cohort Studies ,Cross-Sectional Studies ,Depression ,Discrimination ,Psychological ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Medication Adherence ,Middle Aged ,Pain Management ,Perception ,Social Stigma ,Young Adult ,HIV ,Adherence ,Mental health ,Stigma ,Discrimination ,Public Health and Health Services ,Social Work ,Public health - Abstract
There is insufficient research on the impact of perceived discrimination in healthcare settings on adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART), particularly among women living with HIV, and even less is known about psychosocial mechanisms that may mediate this association. Cross-sectional analyses were conducted in a sample of 1356 diverse women living with HIV enrolled in the Women's Interagency HIV Study (WIHS), a multi-center cohort study. Indirect effects analysis with bootstrapping was used to examine the potential mediating roles of internalized stigma and depressive symptoms in the association between perceived discrimination in healthcare settings and ART adherence. Perceived discrimination in healthcare settings was negatively associated with optimal (95% or better) ART adherence (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.81, p = 0.02, 95% confidence interval (CI) [0.68, 0.97]). Furthermore, internalization of stigma and depressive symptoms mediated the perceived discrimination-adherence association: Serial mediation analyses revealed a significant indirect effect of perceived discrimination in healthcare settings on ART adherence, first through internalized HIV stigma, and then through depressive symptoms (B = - 0.08, SE = 0.02, 95% CI [- 0.12, - 0.04]). Perceiving discrimination in healthcare settings may contribute to internalization of HIV-related stigma, which in turn may lead to depressive symptoms, with downstream adverse effects on ART adherence among women. These findings can guide the design of interventions to reduce discrimination in healthcare settings, as well as interventions targeting psychosocial mechanisms that may impact the ability of women living with HIV to adhere to ART regimens.
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43. Effects of Health Insurance Interruption on Loss of Hypertension Control in Women With and Women Without HIV
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Edmonds, Andrew, Ludema, Christina, Eron, Joseph J, Cole, Stephen R, Adedimeji, Adebola A, Cohen, Mardge H, Cooper, Hannah L, Fischl, Margaret, Johnson, Mallory O, Krause, Denise D, Merenstein, Dan, Milam, Joel, Wilson, Tracey E, and Adimora, Adaora A
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Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Public Health ,Health Sciences ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Hypertension ,Women's Health ,Infectious Diseases ,HIV/AIDS ,Infection ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Anti-HIV Agents ,Antihypertensive Agents ,Blood Pressure ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Health Services Accessibility ,Humans ,Incidence ,Insurance Coverage ,Insurance ,Health ,Longitudinal Studies ,Medicaid ,Medically Uninsured ,Middle Aged ,Prospective Studies ,Time Factors ,Treatment Outcome ,United States ,health insurance ,HIV ,AIDS ,hypertension ,women ,Medical and Health Sciences ,Biomedical and clinical sciences ,Health sciences - Abstract
BackgroundAmong low-income women with and without HIV, it is a priority to reduce age-related comorbidities, including hypertension and its sequelae. Because consistent health insurance access has been identified as an important factor in controlling many chronic diseases, we estimated the effects of coverage interruption on loss of hypertension control in a cohort of women in the United States.MethodsWe analyzed prospective, longitudinal data from the Women's Interagency HIV Study. HIV-infected and HIV-uninfected women were included between 2005 and 2014 when they reported health insurance at consecutive biannual visits and had controlled hypertension, and were followed for any insurance break and loss of hypertension control. We estimated hazard ratios (HRs) by Cox proportional hazards regression with inverse-probability-of-treatment-and censoring weights (marginal structural models), and plotted the cumulative incidence of hypertension control loss.ResultsAmong 890 HIV-infected women, the weighted HR for hypertension control loss comparing health insurance interruption to uninterrupted coverage was 1.37 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.99-1.91). Inclusion of AIDS Drug Assistance Program (ADAP) participation with health insurance modestly increased the HR (1.47; 95% CI, 1.04-2.07). Analysis of 272 HIV-uninfected women yielded a similar HR (1.39; 95% CI, 0.88-2.21). Additionally, there were indications of uninterrupted coverage having a protective effect on hypertension when compared with the natural course in HIV-infected (HR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.61-1.11) and HIV-uninfected (HR, 0.78; 95% CI, 0.52-1.19) women.ConclusionsThis study provides evidence that health insurance continuity promotes hypertension control in key populations. Interventions that ensure coverage stability and ADAP access should be a policy priority.
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44. Adjournment in Community HIV Prevention : Exploring Transitions in Community–Academic Partnerships
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Dill, LeConté J., Gousse, Yolene, Huggins, Kimberly, Fraser, Marilyn A., Browne, Ruth C., Stewart, Mark, Salifu, Moro, Joseph, Michael A., and Wilson, Tracey E.
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45. “The Pleasure Is Better as I’ve Gotten Older”: Sexual Health, Sexuality, and Sexual Risk Behaviors Among Older Women Living With HIV
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Taylor, Tonya N, Munoz-Plaza, Corrine E, Goparaju, Lakshmi, Martinez, Omar, Holman, Susan, Minkoff, Howard L, Karpiak, Stephen E, Gandhi, Monica, Cohen, Mardge H, Golub, Elizabeth T, Levine, Alexandra M, Adedimeji, Adebola A, Gonsalves, Rebecca, Bryan, Tiffany, Connors, Nina, Schechter, Gabrielle, and Wilson, Tracey E
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Gender Studies ,Human Society ,Aging ,Contraception/Reproduction ,Prevention ,Adolescent Sexual Activity ,Pediatric ,Sexually Transmitted Infections ,Behavioral and Social Science ,Infectious Diseases ,HIV/AIDS ,Women's Health ,Clinical Research ,7.1 Individual care needs ,Management of diseases and conditions ,Infection ,Reproductive health and childbirth ,Good Health and Well Being ,Aged ,Cohort Studies ,Female ,Focus Groups ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Middle Aged ,Reproductive Health ,Risk-Taking ,Sexual Behavior ,Sexual Partners ,United States ,Women ,Sexuality ,Sexual Health ,Sexual risk behaviors ,HIV ,Public Health and Health Services ,Other Studies in Human Society ,Psychology ,Clinical Psychology ,Gender studies ,Clinical and health psychology ,Social and personality psychology - Abstract
There is limited research examining the sexual health and well-being of older women living with HIV (OWLH). Most studies focus on sexual dysfunction, leaving aside the richer context of sexuality and sexual health, including the effect of age-related psychosocial and interpersonal changes on sexual health behaviors. Guided by the integrative biopsychosocial model and the sexual health model, this study explored the importance of sex and sexuality among OWLH to identify their sexual health and HIV prevention needs for program planning. A purposive sample (n = 50) of OWLH was selected from a parent study (n = 2052). We conducted 8 focus groups and 41 in-depth interviews with 50 African American and Latina OWLH aged 50-69 years old in three U.S. cities. The triangulation approach was used to synthesize the data. Six salient themes emerged: sexual pleasure changes due to age, sexual freedom as women age, the role of relationships in sexual pleasure, changes in sexual ability and sexual health needs, sexual risk behaviors, and ageist assumptions about older women's sexuality. We found that sexual pleasure and the need for intimacy continue to be important for OWLH, but that changing sexual abilities and sexual health needs, such as the reduction of sexual desire, as well as increased painful intercourse due to menopause-associated vaginal drying, were persistent barriers to sexual fulfillment and satisfaction. Particular interpersonal dynamics, including low perceptions of the risk of HIV transmission as related to gender, viral suppression, and habitual condomless sex with long-term partners without HIV transmission have resulted in abandoning safer sex practices with serodiscordant partners. These findings suggest that HIV prevention for OWLH should focus on how sexual function and satisfaction intersect with sexual risk. HIV prevention for OWLH should promote ways to maintain satisfying and safe sex lives among aging women.
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46. Trends in Nonlipid Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factor Management in the Women's Interagency HIV Study and Association with Adherence to Antiretroviral Therapy
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Hanna, David B, Jung, Molly, Xue, Xiaonan, Anastos, Kathryn, Cocohoba, Jennifer M, Cohen, Mardge H, Golub, Elizabeth T, Hessol, Nancy A, Levine, Alexandra M, Wilson, Tracey E, Young, Mary A, and Kaplan, Robert C
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Medical Microbiology ,Biomedical and Clinical Sciences ,Heart Disease ,Diabetes ,Prevention ,Infectious Diseases ,Cardiovascular ,Hypertension ,Clinical Research ,HIV/AIDS ,6.1 Pharmaceuticals ,Evaluation of treatments and therapeutic interventions ,Good Health and Well Being ,Adult ,Antiretroviral Therapy ,Highly Active ,Biomarkers ,Blood Glucose ,Blood Pressure ,Diabetes Mellitus ,Type 2 ,Fasting ,Female ,HIV Infections ,Humans ,Longitudinal Studies ,Medication Adherence ,Middle Aged ,Prevalence ,Risk Factors ,Smoking ,Smoking Cessation ,Treatment Outcome ,United States ,Viral Load ,cardiovascular disease ,antiretroviral therapy ,hypertension ,diabetes mellitus ,smoking ,HIV-1 viral load ,Public Health and Health Services ,Virology ,Clinical sciences ,Public health - Abstract
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is increasingly common among women with HIV, but literature on nonlipid CVD risk factor management is lacking. We examined semiannual trends from 2006 to 2014 in hypertension treatment and control (blood pressure
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47. Premature and early menopause among US women with or at risk for HIV
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Bullington, Brooke W., Edmonds, Andrew, Ramirez, Catalina, Rahangdale, Lisa, Neal-Perry, Genevieve, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Weiss, Deborah Jones, Moran, Caitlin, Golub, Elizabeth Topper, Cejtin, Helen, Seidman, Dominika, Kassaye, Seble, Wilson, Tracey E., Sharma, Anjali, Adimora, Adaora A., and Knittel, Andrea K.
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48. Substance Use Care Continuum in Women with and without HIV in the Southern United States
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Ramakrishnan, Aditi, primary, Fujita, Ayako W., additional, Mehta, C. Christina, additional, Wilson, Tracey E., additional, Shoptaw, Steve, additional, Carrico, Adam, additional, Adimora, Adaora A., additional, Eaton, Ellen F., additional, Jones, Deborah L., additional, Chandran, Aruna, additional, and Sheth, Anandi N., additional
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49. Internalized HIV Stigma and Pain among Women with HIV in the United States: The Mediating Role of Depressive Symptoms
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Crockett, Kaylee B., Esensoy, T. Alinea, Johnson, Mallory O., Neilands, Torsten B., Kempf, Mirjam-Colette, Konkle-Parker, Deborah, Wingood, Gina, Tien, Phyllis C., Cohen, Mardge, Wilson, Tracey E., Logie, Carmen H., Sosanya, Oluwakemi, Plankey, Michael, Golub, Elizabeth, Adimora, Adaora A., Parish, Carrigan, D. Weiser, Sheri, Turan, Janet M., and Turan, Bulent
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50. Longitudinal Associations Between Neighborhood Factors and HIV Care Outcomes in the WIHS
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Chandran, Aruna, Edmonds, Andrew, Benning, Lorie, Wentz, Eryka, Adedimeji, Adebola, Wilson, Tracey E., Blair-Spence, Amanda, Palar, Kartika, Cohen, Mardge, and Adimora, Adaora
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