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- *Sutton, Valentine, Jenkins - Our Communities Our Sexual Health
Our Communities Our Sexual Health: Awareness and Prevention for African Americans Madeline Y. Sutton, Jo A. Valentine, William C. Jenkins APHA Press, 2015 "Though it hardly seems that far in the past, the HIV/AIDS epidemic first gripped the nation more than 30 years ago. In the time since, communities have worked together to fight the diseases’ deadly impacts. "It’s that history that inspired the stories in “Our Communities Our Sexual Health: Awareness and Prevention for African Americans.” Edited by Madeline Sutton, Jo A. Valentine and William C. Jenkins, the book explores the struggles and successes in the black community, from public health workers and advocates to lay people."
- Archiving HIV/AIDS on the Web
The National Library of Medicine began a new web archiving effort in September 2016 to identify and collect web content on the topic of HIV/AIDS. Special HIV/AIDS funds supported the work of a historian, Christine Wenc, and History Associates archivist Erin Mashni to select web content to crawl, describe the selected items, and review the collected content for quality assurance. Posted December 1, 2017
- Bridgette Brawner - A Multilevel Understanding of HIV/AIDS Disease Burden Among African American Women
A Multilevel Understanding of HIV/AIDS Disease Burden Among African American Women, Bridgette M. Brawner
Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing 2014 (Sept/Oct);43(5):633-643
Abstract:
Disproportionate HIV/AIDS rates among African American women have been examined extensively, primarily from an individual-centered focus. Beyond individual behaviors, factors such as the hyperincarceration of African American men and geographically concentrated disadvantage may better explain inequitable disease burden. In this article I propose a conceptual model of individual, social, and structural factors that influence HIV transmission among African American women. The model can be used to develop comprehensive assessments and guide prevention programs in African American communities.
- Bridgette Brawner - Multilevel Drivers of HIV/AIDS among Black Philadelphians
Multilevel Drivers of Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Among Black Philadelphians: Exploration Using Community Ethnography and Geographic Information Systems
Bridgette M. Brawner, Janaiya L. Reason, Bridget A. Goodman, Jean J. Schensul, Barbara Guthrie. Nursing Research 2015(March/April);64(2):100–110
Abstract:
"Background: Unequal human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) distribution is influenced by certain social and structural contexts that facilitate HIV transmission and concentrate HIV in disease epicenters. Thus, one of the first steps in designing effective community-level HIV/AIDS initiatives is to disentangle the influence of individual, social, and structural factors on HIV risk. Combining ethnographic methodology with geographic information systems mapping can allow for a complex exploration of multilevel factors within communities that facilitate HIV transmission in highly affected areas.
"Objectives: We present the formative comparative community-based case study findings of an investigation of individual-, social-, and structural-level factors that contribute to the HIV/AIDS epidemic among Black Philadelphians.
"Methods: Communities were defined using census tracts. The methodology included ethnographic and geographic information systems mapping, observation, informal conversations with residents and business owners, and secondary analyses of census tract-level data in four Philadelphia neighborhoods.
"Results: Factors such as overcrowding, disadvantage, permeability in community boundaries, and availability and accessibility of health-related resources varied significantly. Furthermore, HIV/AIDS trended with social and structural inequities above and beyond the community’s racial composition.
"Discussion: This study was a first step to disentangle relationships between community-level factors and potential risk for HIV in an HIV epicenter. The findings also highlight stark sociodemographic differences within and across racial groups and further substantiate the need for comprehensive, community-level HIV prevention interventions. These findings from targeted U.S. urban communities have potential applicability for examining the distribution of HIV/AIDS in broader national and international geosocial contexts."
- Recommendations for Providing Quality Sexually Transmitted Diseases Clinical Services, 2020.
Barrow RY, Ahmed F, Bolan GA, Workowski KA. MMWR Recomm Rep 2020;68(No. RR-5):1–20. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.rr6805a1