How state environments affect HIV outcomes for non-heterosexual Latinos
Measures of social context for HIV research with non-heterosexual Latinos
['FUNDING_R01'] · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · NIH-11461497
The team will create and test state-level measures of social environment to better understand how policies, stigma, and community factors shape HIV prevention and care for Latino people who are gay, bisexual, queer, or otherwise non-heterosexual.
Quick facts
| Phase | ['FUNDING_R01'] |
|---|---|
| Study type | Nih_funding |
| Sex | All |
| Sponsor | UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES (nih funded) |
| Locations | 1 site (LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES) |
| Trial ID | NIH-11461497 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
What this research studies
The research team will work with scientific and community advisory boards and review existing studies to agree which parts of state social context matter for Latino non-heterosexual people. They will use expert consensus methods (like a modified Delphi) to define important domains and items. The team will build multidimensional index measures of state environments and then validate those indexes using data and analytic tests. Finally, they will examine how those state-level measures relate to HIV prevention and treatment outcomes.
Who could benefit from this research
Good fit: Ideal participants include Latino adults who are gay, bisexual, queer, or otherwise non-heterosexual, including people living with or at risk for HIV and community members willing to advise or provide input.
Not a fit: People whose health needs are unrelated to state-level social or policy environments or who live outside the United States are unlikely to see direct benefits from this project.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, this work could identify state policies and social factors to target for improving HIV prevention and care for Latino non-heterosexual communities.
How similar studies have performed: Previous research has linked state policies and stigma to HIV outcomes, but developing validated, standardized multidimensional state-level measures for Latino non-heterosexual populations is a relatively new and not yet widely tested approach.
Where this research is happening
LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES
- UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES — LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES (ACTIVE)
Researchers
- Principal investigator: SCHEIM, AYDEN I — UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES
- Study coordinator: SCHEIM, AYDEN I
About this research
- This is an active NIH-funded research project — typically early-stage science, not a clinical trial accepting patient enrollment.
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