TY - JOUR
T1 - Participation in research involving novel sampling and study designs to identify acute HIV-1 infection among minority men who have sex with men.
AU - Rodriguez, Kristina
AU - Castor, Delivette
AU - Mah, Timothy L.
AU - Cook, Stephanie H.
AU - Auguiste, Lex M.
AU - Halkitis, Perry N.
AU - Markowitz, Marty
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PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - HIV-1 infection disproportionally affects African-American and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). Their inclusion in biomedical and behavioral research is critical to understanding and addressing HIV vulnerability. Using focus groups, we sought to understand the perceptions related to participating in biomedical research of acute/recent HIV-1 infection (AHI) using complex sampling and data collection methods to reach this hidden group at highest risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV. Given the potential impact of AHI on HIV transmission in MSM, it is important to understand this intersection for HIV prevention, care, and treatment purposes. The aim of this study was to understand how recruitment and data collection methods affect AHI research participation willingness particularly among MSM of color. Findings suggest that major barriers to research participation with complex sampling to identify AHI and intensive risk behavior collection such as diary methods are lack of anonymity, partner disclosure, and study fatigue. The authors explore implications for future study designs and development based on these findings.
AB - HIV-1 infection disproportionally affects African-American and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). Their inclusion in biomedical and behavioral research is critical to understanding and addressing HIV vulnerability. Using focus groups, we sought to understand the perceptions related to participating in biomedical research of acute/recent HIV-1 infection (AHI) using complex sampling and data collection methods to reach this hidden group at highest risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV. Given the potential impact of AHI on HIV transmission in MSM, it is important to understand this intersection for HIV prevention, care, and treatment purposes. The aim of this study was to understand how recruitment and data collection methods affect AHI research participation willingness particularly among MSM of color. Findings suggest that major barriers to research participation with complex sampling to identify AHI and intensive risk behavior collection such as diary methods are lack of anonymity, partner disclosure, and study fatigue. The authors explore implications for future study designs and development based on these findings.
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U2 - 10.1080/09540121.2012.748164
DO - 10.1080/09540121.2012.748164
M3 - Article
C2 - 23305688
AN - SCOPUS:84883160660
SN - 0304-3975
VL - 25
SP - 828
EP - 834
JO - Theoretical Computer Science
JF - Theoretical Computer Science
IS - 7
ER -