ArticleInternational journal for equity in health2025
Understanding African American/Black and Latine young and emerging adults living with HIV: a sequential explanatory mixed methods study focused on self-regulatory resources.
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- "It's Our Superpower": A Mixed-Methods Study to Understand Motivation and Capabilities for HIV Management Among African American/Black and Latine Emerging Adults Living With HIV.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Social processes and engagement along the HIV care continuum: a mixed methods exploratory study with diverse African American/Black and Latine emerging adults living with HIV.International journal for equity in health · 2025Article
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backgroundHIV care continuum engagement is inadequate among African American/Black and Latine (AABL) young/emerging adults living with HIV in the United States. Within this population, some subgroups face barriers to research and are under-studied. Grounded in social action theory, the present study focuses on a diverse community-recruited cohort including those with non-suppressed HIV viral load. Using a sequential explanatory mixed methods design, we describe contextual self-regulatory resources (e.g., substance use, mental health), and their relationships to HIV management.
methodsParticipants (N = 271) engaged in structured baseline assessments and biomarker testing (HIV viral load, drug screening). Being well-engaged in HIV care and HIV viral suppression were the primary outcomes. We purposively sampled a subset for maximum variability for in-depth interviews (N = 41). Quantitative data were analyzed via descriptive statistics and logistic regression, and results were used to develop qualitative research questions. Then, qualitative data were analyzed via directed content analysis. The joint display method was used to integrate results.
resultsParticipants' mean age was 25 years (SD = 2). The majority (59%) were Latine/Hispanic and 41% were African American/Black. Nearly all were assigned male sex at birth (96%) and identified as gay/bisexual/queer (93%). The average HIV diagnosis was 4 years prior (SD = 3). The majority were well-engaged in HIV care (72%) and evidenced viral suppression (81%). Substance use (tobacco, marijuana, alcohol) was prevalent, mainly at low- and moderate-risk levels. Drug screening indicated marijuana, methamphetamine, and MDMA were the most common recent substances. Symptoms of depression and PTSD were associated with decreased odds of engagement in care. High-risk cannabis use was associated with decreased odds of HIV viral suppression. Qualitative results highlighted the prevalence of substance use in social networks and venues, and the importance of substances as a coping strategy, including for mental health distress. Tobacco and methamphetamine (but not marijuana) were described as problematic, and marijuana was used as harm reduction. Substance use was more common among those with non-suppressed versus suppressed HIV viral load. However, overall, substance use did not commonly interfere substantially with HIV management.
conclusionsThe present study advances knowledge on AABL young/emerging adults living with HIV and highlights ways to improve screening and services.
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