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Understanding Perceptions to Improve Intervention: HIV Risk Behavior, Testing and Prep Uptake Among Male African American and Latinx Justice-Involved Young Adults.
- Source :
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Journal of health care for the poor and underserved [J Health Care Poor Underserved] 2024; Vol. 35 (3), pp. 837-851. - Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- Justice-involved young adult (JIYA) men are at high risk for HIV, yet frequently do not access HIV services. A better understanding of testing behaviors and motivation, as well as facilitators and barriers to testing is necessary for treatment-as-prevention approaches to be implemented among JIYA. Seventeen JIYA men and nine staff were recruited from three alternative sentencing programs (ASPs). In-depth interviews and a staff focus group explored HIV risk and testing uptake behaviors. Narratives from JIYA demonstrated a lack of connection among HIV risk and behavior, views on testing, and knowledge of PreP. Youth and staff also disclosed various youth and environmental/structural barriers to HIV testing. The justice system may be a crucial point of intervention to reduce HIV risk and promote HIV testing with interventions targeted to the needs of JIYA.
- Subjects :
- Humans
Male
Young Adult
Adolescent
Adult
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice ethnology
Risk-Taking
Focus Groups
Patient Acceptance of Health Care ethnology
Patient Acceptance of Health Care psychology
HIV Infections prevention & control
HIV Infections ethnology
HIV Infections diagnosis
Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis
Black or African American psychology
Black or African American statistics & numerical data
Hispanic or Latino psychology
Hispanic or Latino statistics & numerical data
HIV Testing
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1548-6869
- Volume :
- 35
- Issue :
- 3
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of health care for the poor and underserved
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 39129605