Thematic Analysis of Guided Reflective Journal Narratives on HIV/AIDS in the Southern United States

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikki Wooten ◽  
Nicole Cavanagh ◽  
Llewellyn Cornelius
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Reflective Journal ◽  
Hiv Aids

The Epidemiology of HIV/AIDS in Women in the Southern United States

2006 ◽  
Vol 33 (Supplement) ◽  
pp. S32-S38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia L. Fleming ◽  
Amy Lansky ◽  
Lisa M. Lee ◽  
Allyn K. Nakashima
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Hiv Aids

scholarly journals eHealth Communication With Clients at Community-Based HIV/AIDS Service Organizations in the Southern United States: Cross-Sectional Survey (Preprint)

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Tisdale Wigfall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Service Organization ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
The Future ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
Hiv Aids

BACKGROUND Providing HIV/STD testing and prevention education, medical and nonmedical case management, housing assistance, transportation services, and patient navigation are just a few examples of how community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations will help the United States realize the goals of the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy. OBJECTIVE In this study, the aim was to assess electronic data security confidence level, electronic communication behaviors, and interest in using eHealth communication tools with clients of staff at community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. METHODS Staff were recruited from 7 community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations in the southern United States (3 in South Carolina and 4 in Texas). The principal investigator used state department of health websites to identify community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. Staff were included if they provided HIV/STD prevention education to clients. A recruitment letter was sent to community-based HIV/AIDS service organization leaders who then used snowball sampling to recruit eligible staff. Chi-square tests were used. RESULTS Among staff (n=59) who participated in the study, 66% (39/59) were very or completely confident that safeguards are in place to keep electronically shared information from being seen by other people; 68% (40/59) used email, 58% (34/59) used text messages, 25% (15/59) used social media, 15% (9/59) used a mobile app, 8% (5/59) used web-enabled videoconferencing, and 3% (2/59) used other tools (eg, electronic medical record, healthnavigator.com website) to communicate electronically with their clients. More than half were very interested in using eHealth communication tools in the future for sharing appointment reminders (67%, 38/59) and general health tips (61%, 34/59) with their clients. Half were very interested in using eHealth communication tools in the future to share HIV medication reminders with their clients (50%, 29/59). Forty percent (23/59) were very interested in using eHealth communication tools to share vaccination reminders with their clients. CONCLUSIONS Community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff had some level of confidence that safeguards were in place to keep electronically shared information from being seen by other people. This is critically important given the sensitivity of the information shared between community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff and their clients, and because many staff were very interested in using eHealth communication tools with their clients in the future. It is very likely that eHealth communication tools can be used in community settings to improve health outcomes across the HIV care continuum; in the interim, more research is needed to better understand factors that may facilitate or impede community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff use and client acceptability.

scholarly journals eHealth Communication With Clients at Community-Based HIV/AIDS Service Organizations in the Southern United States: Cross-Sectional Survey

10.2196/17154 ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 4 (9) ◽  
pp. e17154
Author(s):  
Lisa Tisdale Wigfall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Service Organizations ◽  
Service Organization ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Communication Tools ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Prevention Education ◽  
The Future ◽  
Shared Information ◽  
Hiv Aids

Background Providing HIV/STD testing and prevention education, medical and nonmedical case management, housing assistance, transportation services, and patient navigation are just a few examples of how community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations will help the United States realize the goals of the updated National HIV/AIDS Strategy. Objective In this study, the aim was to assess electronic data security confidence level, electronic communication behaviors, and interest in using eHealth communication tools with clients of staff at community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. Methods Staff were recruited from 7 community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations in the southern United States (3 in South Carolina and 4 in Texas). The principal investigator used state department of health websites to identify community-based HIV/AIDS service organizations. Staff were included if they provided HIV/STD prevention education to clients. A recruitment letter was sent to community-based HIV/AIDS service organization leaders who then used snowball sampling to recruit eligible staff. Chi-square tests were used. Results Among staff (n=59) who participated in the study, 66% (39/59) were very or completely confident that safeguards are in place to keep electronically shared information from being seen by other people; 68% (40/59) used email, 58% (34/59) used text messages, 25% (15/59) used social media, 15% (9/59) used a mobile app, 8% (5/59) used web-enabled videoconferencing, and 3% (2/59) used other tools (eg, electronic medical record, healthnavigator.com website) to communicate electronically with their clients. More than half were very interested in using eHealth communication tools in the future for sharing appointment reminders (67%, 38/59) and general health tips (61%, 34/59) with their clients. Half were very interested in using eHealth communication tools in the future to share HIV medication reminders with their clients (50%, 29/59). Forty percent (23/59) were very interested in using eHealth communication tools to share vaccination reminders with their clients. Conclusions Community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff had some level of confidence that safeguards were in place to keep electronically shared information from being seen by other people. This is critically important given the sensitivity of the information shared between community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff and their clients, and because many staff were very interested in using eHealth communication tools with their clients in the future. It is very likely that eHealth communication tools can be used in community settings to improve health outcomes across the HIV care continuum; in the interim, more research is needed to better understand factors that may facilitate or impede community-based HIV/AIDS service organization staff use and client acceptability.

scholarly journals Financial, Food, and Housing Insecurity Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019 Among At-Risk People With Human Immunodeficiency Virus in a Nonurban Ryan White HIV/AIDS Program Clinic

2020 ◽  
Vol 7 (10) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline E Sherbuk ◽  
Brooke Williams ◽  
Kathleen A McManus ◽  
Rebecca Dillingham
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
At Risk ◽  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Social Determinants Of Health ◽  
Social Determinants ◽  
Southern United States ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Ryan White ◽  
Aids Program ◽  
Hiv Aids

Abstract Coronavirus disease 2019 negatively impacts social determinants of health that contribute to disparities for people with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Insecurity of food, housing, and employment increased significantly in April 2020 among patients with lower incomes at a Ryan White HIV/AIDS program clinic in the Southern United States.

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