Attitudes Toward the Uptake of Combination HIV Prevention Methods Among Young Black and Latino Heterosexual Couples Living in New York City: A Qualitative Study.
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- Lanier Y; Yzette Lanier, PhD, is an Assistant Professor, Rory Meyers College of Nursing, New York University, New York, New York, USA. Nicole Lui, MA, is a Clinical Psychology Doctoral Student, Department of Psychology, Hofstra University, Long Island, New York, USA. Jie Zhong, PhD, is a Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Nursing, Northeastern University, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. Dennis Rivera-Cash, MPH, is a Doctoral Student, Crown Family School of Social Work, Policy, and Practice, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Talea Cornelius, PhD, MSW, MS, is an Assistant Professor of Medical Sciences, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. Jennifer M. Stewart, PhD, RN, is the Founder at Restore Development and Consulting, Huntingdon Valley, Pennsylvania, USA.; Lui N; Zhong J; Rivera-Cash D; Cornelius T; Stewart JM
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- Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9111870 Publication Model: Print-Electronic Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-6917 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10553290 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care Subsets: MEDLINE
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Abstract: Couple-based HIV interventions that increase uptake of two or more effective biomedical HIV prevention methods may be a promising HIV prevention strategy for young Black and Latino heterosexual couples. We conducted in-depth, semi-structured individual interviews with 23 Black and Latino adolescent and young adult heterosexual couples that explored their attitudes toward using combination HIV prevention methods (CHPMs). A qualitative hybrid thematic analysis approach was used to identify key themes. Themes included: (a) attitudes that encouraged uptake-CHPMs increased assurance of safety against HIV/sexually transmitted infections and (b) attitudes that impeded uptake-CHPMs are too much to do and are not appropriate for serious relationships. Although Black and Latino adolescents and young adults may recognize the combined protective benefits of using multiple HIV prevention methods, personal and relational considerations play an instrumental role in uptake of CHPMs.
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