HIV/STI サービスへの障壁と,オクラホマ州の性的マイノリティの男性とネイティブアメリカンの男性のサービスへのアクセス偏好
Jeffersson Santos1, Vincent Baier2, Amanda Hunter3
1Center for Health Equity Research, Northern Arizona University.
まとめ
この研究は,オクラホマの田舎の性的少数派とネイティブアメリカンの男性における HIV/STIサービスに対する障壁と好みを強調しています. 保健の格差を減らすために 統合された肯定的なケアが必要であることを強調しています
科学分野:
- 公衆衛生
- 健康 の 格差
- 田舎の健康
背景:
- HIVとSTIの発生率は,特にオクラホマ州の農村部における性的少数派男性 (SMM) とネイティブアメリカン (NA) の男性では高い.
- オクラホマ州農村部でのHIV流行の終結 (e-HERO) プロジェクトは,この人口の中でHIVとSTIの割合を減らすことを目的としています.
研究 の 目的:
- e-HEROプロジェクトの形成的な評価を実施する.
- HIV/STIの予防と検査に関するニーズ,障壁,促進者を特定する.
- オクラホマ州の農村部における 移動医療介入の好みを調査する
主な方法:
- オクラホマ州の田舎に住む 16人の男性と 半編成のフォーカスグループを運営しました
- HIV/STIの予防と検査サービスの評価
- HIV/STI 資源へのアクセスを促進する要因と障壁を特定した.
- 移動医療介入プログラムの優先順位を決定した.
主要な成果:
- HIVプログラムへの参加の障壁とHIVサービスへのアクセスを優先する2つの主なテーマが現れました.
- 参加者は統合されたケアサービスの必要性を表明した.
- SMMとNAの両方に肯定的な環境を求めています.
結論:
- HIV/STIの予防と検査を オクラホマの農村部で行うには 統合ケアモデルが不可欠です
- SMMとNAの男性の健康状態を改善するには,アクセシブルで肯定的なサービスの開発が不可欠です.
- 特定の障壁や好みを解決することで HIV/STI 予防プログラムへの関与が強化されます.
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