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ArticleAIDS and behavior2018

Social Capital, Depressive Symptoms, and HIV Viral Suppression Among Young Black, Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV.

Sophia A Hussen, Kirk A Easley, Justin C Smith, Neeta Shenvi, Gary W Harper, Andres F Camacho-Gonzalez, Rob Stephenson, Carlos Del Rio

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Article in AIDS and behavior, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 39 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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39citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

39 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 57 citations in OpenAlex.

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  2. Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Interventions among Black Sexual Minority Men: A Systematic Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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  4. Psychic suffering and depression in black children and adolescents: systematic review and meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2021
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  10. Conceptualizations of Mental Health Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men (YB-GBMSM) Who Have Sex With Men Who Are Living With HIV.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2024
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  14. The associations between HIV stigma and mental health symptoms, life satisfaction, and quality of life among Black sexual minority men with HIV.Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Sophia A HussenHubert Department of Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop 1518-002-7BB, 30322, Atlanta, GA, Georgia. Sophia.ahmed.hussen@emory.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5726-1637
Kirk A EasleyDepartment of Biostatistics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Justin C SmithDepartment of Behavioral Science and Health Education, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Neeta ShenviDepartment of Biostatistics, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia.
Gary W HarperDepartment of Health Behavior and Health Education, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Andres F Camacho-GonzalezDivision of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia.
Rob StephensonDepartment of Health Behavior and Biological Sciences, University of Michigan School of Nursing, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Carlos Del RioHubert Department of Global Health, Emory University Rollins School of Public Health, 1518 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop 1518-002-7BB, 30322, Atlanta, GA, Georgia.
Emory University · USUniversity of Michigan · US

Funding

Virology and Molecular Biomarkers CoreP30AI050409 · NIAID · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI Ann M Chahroudi, Colleen F Kelley · 2002 to 2026
$74.0M
Social Capital and Engagement in Care Among Young Black Men who have Sex with Men Living with HIVU01PS005112 · PS · EMORY UNIVERSITY · PI HUSSEN, SOPHIA A. · 2016 to 2019
$1.4M
ACL HHS U01PS005112CDC HHS U01 PS005112Center for AIDS Research, Emory University P30AI050409NCHHSTP CDC HHS U01 PS005112NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI050409
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Social capital, the sum of an individual's resource-containing social network connections, has been proposed as a facilitator of successful HIV care engagement. We explored relationships between social capital, psychological covariates (depression, stigma and internalized homonegativity), and viral suppression in a sample of young Black gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (YB-GBMSM). We recruited 81 HIV-positive YB-GBMSM 18-24 years of age from a clinic setting. Participants completed a cross-sectional survey, and HIV-1 viral load (VL) measurements were extracted from the medical record. Sixty-five percent (65%) were virally suppressed (HIV-1 VL ≤ 40 copies/ml). Forty-seven percent (47%) had a positive depression screen. Depressive symptoms affected viral suppression differently in YB-GBMSM with lower vs. higher social capital (p = 0.046, test for statistical interaction between depression and social capital). The odds of viral suppression among YB-GBMSM with lower social capital was 93% lower among those with depressive symptoms (OR 0.07, p = 0.002); however, there was no association between depressive symptoms and viral suppression among those with higher social capital. Our results suggest that social capital may buffer the strong negative effects of depressive symptoms on clinical outcomes in YB-GBMSM living with HIV. In addition to treating depression, there is a role for interventions to augment social capital among YB-GBMSM living with HIV as a strategy for enhancing care engagement.

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Social CapitalViral LoadAdolescentAdultBlack PeopleCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMicrobial ViabilityPrejudiceSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial StigmaEngagement in careHIVSocial capitalYouth

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PMID29619586
PMCPMC6076871
OpenAlexW2795537229

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