@article{maragh-bass_lemasters_sanders_harding_dearing_purcell_mitchell_stoner_bhushan_walker_et al._2022, title={Lessons Learned in Centering Youth Voices in HIV Prevention: The Adolescent Health Working Group}, volume={16}, ISSN={["1557-055X"]}, DOI={10.1353/cpr.2022.0076}, abstractNote={Abstract:Background: There remains critical need for community-based approaches to HIV prevention which center youth voices and needs.Objectives: We established an adolescent health working group (AHWG) to convene youth, parents, providers, and advocates in agenda-setting for interventions to increase pre-exposure prophylaxis uptake in Durham.Methods: Our three study phases included six AHWG meetings from 2019 to 2020, youth-only meetings guided by a participatory engagement framework (Youth Generate and Organize), and interviews (n=13) and surveys with youth in the community (N=87). We also developed materials such as an AHWG mission statement, a list of themes and informational needs, and documented strategies about pivoting the project during the onset of the COVID-19 global pandemic.Lessons Learned/Conclusions: Engaging adults in youth-focused HIV prevention differs greatly to engaging youth themselves. Creating spaces to promote adolescent sexual Health requires trust building, breaking down sensitivities and stigma to, and flexibility to navigate both virtual and in-person spaces to do so.}, number={4}, journal={PROGRESS IN COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIPS-RESEARCH EDUCATION AND ACTION}, author={Maragh-Bass, Allysha C. and LeMasters, Kate and Sanders, Tsharre and Harding, Caressa and Dearing, Aissa and Purcell, Randy and Mitchell, John T. and Stoner, Marie C. and Bhushan, Nivedita and Walker, Maleka and et al.}, year={2022}, pages={551–561} }
 @article{rimmler_golin_coleman_welgus_shaughnessy_taraskiewicz_lightfoot_randolph_riggins_2022, title={Structural Barriers to HIV Prevention and Services: Perspectives of African American Women in Low-Income Communities}, ISSN={["1552-6127"]}, DOI={10.1177/10901981221109138}, abstractNote={Background African American women are at a disproportionate HIV risk compared with other U.S. women. Studies show that complex structural and social determinants, rather than individual behaviors, place African American women at greater risk of HIV infection; however, little is known about women’s views of what puts them at risk. Aims This study sought to comprehend the perceptions of African American women living in low-income housing regarding the factors that influence both their personal sexual health behaviors and use of HIV prevention services. Methods We conducted seven focus groups with 48 African American women from 10 public housing communities in a small city in the southeastern United States. We analyzed the focus group transcripts using thematic data analysis to identify salient themes and points of interest related to the study aim. Results Women identified factors related to the health care system (trustworthiness of the health care system), the external environment (racism, classism, patriarchal structures, and violence/crime), as well as predisposing (health beliefs, stigma, and gender norms), enabling (agency to negotiate gendered power), and need (perceived HIV risk and perceptions of partner characteristics) features of individuals in the population. Conclusion African American women living in public housing are especially vulnerable to HIV infection due to intersectional discrimination based on racism, classism, gender power dynamics, and community conditions. Our findings confirm the need to develop HIV intervention programming addressing intersectional identities of those making up the communities they plan to address, and being informed by those living in the communities they plan to act on. }, journal={HEALTH EDUCATION & BEHAVIOR}, author={Rimmler, Shelby and Golin, Carol and Coleman, James and Welgus, Hayley and Shaughnessy, Sarah and Taraskiewicz, Leah and Lightfoot, Alexandra F. and Randolph, Schenita D. and Riggins, Linda}, year={2022}, month={Jul} }