ArticleJournal of community health2010
Peer knowledge and roles in supporting access to care and treatment.
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- Improving Post-Release Care Engagement for People Living with HIV Involved in the Criminal Justice System: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2022Pooled it
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- Effectiveness of a Peer Navigation Intervention to Sustain Viral Suppression Among HIV-Positive Men and Transgender Women Released From Jail: The LINK LA Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA internal medicine · 2018Trial
- Implementation strategies to screen, refer and link women involved in the carceral system to PrEP for HIV prevention.International journal of prisoner health · 2023Article
- Increasing availability of COVID-19 vaccine to older adults under community supervision.International journal of prisoner health · 2023Article
- The effectiveness and sustainability of peer support interventions for persons living with HIV: a realist synthesis.BMJ global health · 2023Review
- Interventions Designed to Improve HIV Continuum of Care Outcomes for Persons with HIV in Contact with the Carceral System in the USA.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Review
- A Participatory Curricula for Community Health Workers and Supervisors to Increase HIV Health Outcomes.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- A Mixed-Method Assessment of a Pilot Peer Advocate Intervention for Rural Gender and Sexual Minorities.Community mental health journal · 2018Article
- Peer supporter experiences of home visits for people with HIV infection.HIV/AIDS (Auckland, N.Z.) · 2015Article
- Building blocks for peer success: lessons learned from a train-the-trainer program.AIDS patient care and STDs · 2012Review
- A Scoping Review of the Empirical Literature on Peer Support for People Living with HIV.Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS CareArticle
- Coaching mental health peer advocates for rural LGBTQ people.Journal of gay & lesbian mental healthArticle
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Abstract
People living with HIV (PLWHIV) have been involved in the continuum of HIV care since the early days of the epidemic providing education and prevention services. There is a growing interest in utilizing HIV positive peers to support access to care and treatment, but little is known about the range of roles these peers perform and what they need to know to do this work. This study of 186 HIV-positive peers currently providing community health services in eight states found that peers perform a wide range of roles, including assistance with care and treatment, emotional support, and service referrals. Over 80% discussed medications with clients. On average, experienced peers provided correct responses to 73% of questions about HIV and AIDS, and 65% of questions about the appropriate role of a peer. Peers living with HIV for more than 5 years, in paid employment with more than a high school education had higher HIV knowledge scores than volunteers. Higher education, length of time living with HIV, age and speaking English as the primary language were associated with higher peer knowledge scores. This study suggests that we cannot assume that peers already working in the field are fully knowledgeable about HIV care and treatment or peer roles. It is important to address gaps in knowledge through continuing education and to create common standards for the training and skills that peers who work in community health settings need to have.
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