ArticleJournal of drug issues2013
A Qualitative Study of Barriers to the Utilization of HIV Testing Services Among Rural African American Cocaine Users.
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7 citing papers in PubMed.
- Barriers and facilitators to STI and HIV testing among African and Caribbean heritage communities in high-income countries mapped to the behaviour change wheel: a scoping review.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Neurological, Behavioral, and Pathophysiological Characterization of the Co-Occurrence of Substance Use and HIV: A Narrative Review.Brain sciences · 2023Review
- Strategies for increasing impact, engagement, and accessibility in HIV prevention programs: suggestions from women in urban high HIV burden counties in the Eastern United States (HPTN 064).BMC public health · 2020Observational
- Correlates of HIV testing among rural African American cocaine users.Research in nursing & health · 2014Article
- Accessibility and utilization patterns of a mobile medical clinic among vulnerable populations.Health & place · 2014Article
- Care at the Crossroads: Navigating the HIV, HCV, and Substance Abuse Syndemic.Federal practitioner : for the health care professionals of the VA, DoD, and PHS · 2014Article
- Efficacy of an Educational Intervention to Increase Consent for HIV Testing in Rural Appalachia.Ethics & behaviorArticle
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Abstract
This qualitative study is about barriers to the utilization of HIV testing as perceived by African Americans who have recently used cocaine and who live in the rural Delta region of Arkansas. Affordability, physical accessibility, and geographic availability were not perceived as barriers to HIV testing in this sample, yet acceptability was still perceived as poor. Acceptability due to social mores and norms was a major barrier. Many said testing was unacceptable because of fear of social costs. Many were confident of being HIV-negative based on risky assumptions about testing and the notification process. Small-town social and sexual networks added to concerns about reputation and risk. System approaches may fail if they focus solely on improving access to HIV services but do not take into consideration deeply internalized experiences of rural African Americans as well as involvement of the community in developing programs and services.
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