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Improving HIV Prevention Among Hispanic Women Through a Community-Researcher Partnership: Florida, 2020-2023
Rosina Cianelli1, Joseph P De Santis1, Giovanna C De Oliveira1
1Rosina Cianelli, Joseph P. De Santis, Giovanna C. De Oliveira, Evelyn Iriarte, and María José Baeza Robba were with the School of Nursing and Health Studies, University of Miami, Coral Gables, FL, when the research was conducted. José G. Castro is with the Miller School of Medicine, University of Miami, Miami, FL. Natalia Villegas and Nilda Peragallo Montano are with the School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Susan Rubio Rivera is with MUJER (Mujeres Unidas en Justicia, Educación y Reforma/Women United in Justice, Education and Reform), Florida City, FL.
Abstract:
The need for culturally grounded, evidence-based HIV prevention interventions targeting preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and HIV testing for Hispanic women prompted us to adapt the evidence-based SEPA (Salud/Health, Educación/Education, Prevención/Prevention, Autocuidado/Self-Care) intervention into the SEPA+PrEP intervention. We collaborated with community-based organizations and a community advisory board to adapt the intervention and implemented the adaptation with 44 Hispanic women participants. Our findings demonstrate the successful, community-informed adaptation of the SEPA+PrEP intervention as a biobehavioral intervention, with acceptability and feasibility supported by high levels of participant satisfaction, engagement, retention, and completion.
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