Integrating HIV and mental health interventions to address a global syndemic among men who have sex with men

D Operario, S Sun, AN Bermudez, R Masa… - The lancet HIV, 2022 - thelancet.com
In this Series paper, we review evidence on the co-occurring and synergistic epidemics
(syndemic) of HIV and mental health problems worldwide among men who have sex with …

Interventions to reduce blatant and subtle sexual orientation‐and gender identity prejudice (SOGIP): Current knowledge and future directions

FM Cramwinckel, DT Scheepers… - Social Issues and …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Given its prevalence and impact, it is important that prejudice against sexual‐and gender
identity minorities is reduced and that negative behaviors against these minorities are …

[HTML][HTML] Mobile health technology use and the acceptability of an mHealth platform for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in Malaysia: cross-sectional …

R Shrestha, F Maviglia, FL Altice, E DiDomizio… - Journal of medical …, 2022 - jmir.org
Background The growth in mobile technology access, utilization, and services holds great
promise in facilitating HIV prevention efforts through mobile health (mHealth) interventions in …

[HTML][HTML] Formative evaluation of the acceptance of HIV prevention artificial intelligence chatbots by men who have sex with men in Malaysia: focus group study

ML Peng, JA Wickersham, FL Altice… - JMIR Formative …, 2022 - formative.jmir.org
Background Mobile technologies are being increasingly developed to support the practice of
medicine, nursing, and public health, including HIV testing and prevention. Chatbots using …

[HTML][HTML] Clinic-integrated smartphone app (JomPrEP) to improve uptake of HIV testing and pre-exposure prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Malaysia …

R Shrestha, FL Altice, A Khati, I Azwa… - JMIR mHealth and …, 2023 - mhealth.jmir.org
Background HIV disproportionately affects men who have sex with men (MSM). In Malaysia,
where stigma and discrimination toward MSM are high, including in health care settings …

High rates of deferring antiretroviral treatment for patients with HIV and substance use disorders: Results from a national sample of HIV physicians in Ukraine

TD Ottesen, JA Wickersham, JC Lawrence, S Antoniak… - Plos one, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Background HIV incidence and mortality are increasing in Ukraine despite their reductions
globally, in part due to suboptimal antiretroviral therapy (ART) coverage in key populations …

Exploring HIV stigma among future healthcare providers in Indonesia

A Waluyo, M Mansyur, VA Earnshaw, A Steffen… - AIDS care, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Future healthcare professionals are an important group for interventions to eliminate HIV
stigma in the health workforce. Researchers examined HIV stigma and its relationship with …

Willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among men who have sex with men in Malaysia: Findings from an online survey

SH Lim, G Mburu, A Bourne, J Pang, JA Wickersham… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Objective We examined willingness to use pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV
prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Malaysia. Methods An online …

Exploring Malaysian physicians' intention to discriminate against gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men patients

Z Ni, R Shrestha, VA Earnshaw, YC Tee, FL Altice… - LGBT health, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Purpose: Gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) experience high
levels of stigma and discrimination. Minimizing the stigma and discrimination is critical to …

Personal contact with HIV‐positive persons is associated with reduced HIV‐related stigma: Cross‐sectional analysis of general population surveys from 26 countries …

BT Chan, AC Tsai - African Journal of Reproduction and …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: HIV-related stigma hampers treatment and prevention efforts worldwide.
Effective interventions to counter HIV-related stigma are greatly needed. Although the …