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1 to 2 of 2 Research Studies DisplayedGiguere R, Lopez-Rios J, Frasca T
Use of HIV self-testing kits to screen clients among transgender female sex workers in New York and Puerto Rico.
This research focused on the use of HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits given to transgender female sex workers (TFSW) to screen sexual partners. Ten TFSWs were given ten HIVST kits each and they complete an online questionnaire 3 months later or underwent an interview. Eight of them reported using the test kit with potential clients or partners. The majority who were asked to test were clients (84%). Out of those 50 potential partners or clients, 34 out of 50 accepted and 16 refused. Participants felt empowered but the market cost of these kits is prohibitive and could only be implemented if the costs were lowered or subsidized.
AHRQ-funded; HS026383.
Citation: Giguere R, Lopez-Rios J, Frasca T .
Use of HIV self-testing kits to screen clients among transgender female sex workers in New York and Puerto Rico.
AIDS Behav 2020 Feb;24(2):506-15. doi: 10.1007/s10461-019-02730-2..
Keywords: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Vulnerable Populations, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Sexual Health, Patient Self-Management, Women
Leung LA, Swaminathan S, Trivedi AN
Diabetes diagnosis and exercise initiation among older Americans.
The investigators sought to determine whether exercise participation increased following a new diagnosis of diabetes using a sample of U.S. individuals aged 50 and over who did not report exercise prior to diagnosis. They found that over 35% of persons with a new diagnosis of diabetes initiated moderate or vigorous exercise in the year following their diagnosis.
AHRQ-funded; HS000011.
Citation: Leung LA, Swaminathan S, Trivedi AN .
Diabetes diagnosis and exercise initiation among older Americans.
Prev Med 2014 Aug;65:128-32. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.05.001.
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Keywords: Diabetes, Diagnostic Safety and Quality, Elderly, Lifestyle Changes, Patient Self-Management