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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 7/2020

01-07-2020 | Human Immunodeficiency Virus | Notes From The Field

Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Latino Sexual Minority Men in a US HIV Hot Spot

Authors: Audrey Harkness, Victoria Behar-Zusman, Steven A. Safren

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 7/2020

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Miami-Dade County (MDC) leads the United States in new HIV diagnoses, with Latino gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (hereafter referred to as Latino sexual minority men or LSMM) experiencing the majority of these new diagnoses [1, 2]. Accordingly, our team has been conducting a mixed-methods study (the DÍMELO project—DeterminingInfluencesonMSMEngagementamongLatinos) to understand barriers and facilitators to engaging LSMM in HIV-prevention (e.g., pre-exposure prophylaxis/PrEP, post-exposure prophylaxis/PEP, and HIV testing) and behavioral health services (e.g., mental health and substance use treatment). …
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Metadata
Title
Understanding the Impact of COVID-19 on Latino Sexual Minority Men in a US HIV Hot Spot
Authors
Audrey Harkness
Victoria Behar-Zusman
Steven A. Safren
Publication date
01-07-2020
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 7/2020
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-020-02862-w

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