Abstract In the United States, youth of 13–24 years account for nearly a quarter of all new HIV infections, with almost 1000 young men and women being infected per month. Young women account for 20% of those new infections. This article describes the design, feasibility, and acceptability of a secondary prevention empowerment intervention for young women living with HIV entitled EVOLUTION: Young Women Taking Charge and Growing Stronger. The nine session intervention aimed to reduce secondary transmission by enhancing social and behavioral skills and knowledge pertaining to young women’s physical, social, emotional, and sexual well-being, while addressing the moderating factors such as sexual inequality and power imbalances. Process evaluati...
Women face many challenges as they adjust to life with HIV infection. This report describes the resu...
Stephen M Weiss1, Jonathan N Tobin2, Michael Antoni1, Gail Ironson1, Mary Ishii1, Anita Vaughn2, And...
Background: A growing number of young people (ages 10–24) are living with HIV (YPLWH) in sub-Saharan...
Abstract In the United States, youth of 13–24 years account for nearly a quarter of all new HIV infe...
There is growing interest in expanding public health approaches that address social and structural d...
Rates of HIV and STDs are increasing among young women, especially women at sexual health clinics. T...
This article describes the development of a self-care intervention and examines its effi cacy with l...
Background: While the overall Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic in South Africa has slowed...
The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to affect the lives of many, with African American women being uniqu...
In the United States, African American women are twenty times as likely as their Caucasian counterpa...
Adolescent females, particularly urban and low-income youth of color, are at particular risk for HIV...
BACKGROUND:Many women living with HIV experience gendered power inequalities, particularly in their ...
The aim of this research was to establish the women’s perceptions, opinions and feelings on the prac...
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to reduce HIV transmission risk behaviors and...
Long discussed in the public health arena, the concept of empowerment has only recently entered the ...
Women face many challenges as they adjust to life with HIV infection. This report describes the resu...
Stephen M Weiss1, Jonathan N Tobin2, Michael Antoni1, Gail Ironson1, Mary Ishii1, Anita Vaughn2, And...
Background: A growing number of young people (ages 10–24) are living with HIV (YPLWH) in sub-Saharan...
Abstract In the United States, youth of 13–24 years account for nearly a quarter of all new HIV infe...
There is growing interest in expanding public health approaches that address social and structural d...
Rates of HIV and STDs are increasing among young women, especially women at sexual health clinics. T...
This article describes the development of a self-care intervention and examines its effi cacy with l...
Background: While the overall Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) epidemic in South Africa has slowed...
The HIV/AIDS epidemic continues to affect the lives of many, with African American women being uniqu...
In the United States, African American women are twenty times as likely as their Caucasian counterpa...
Adolescent females, particularly urban and low-income youth of color, are at particular risk for HIV...
BACKGROUND:Many women living with HIV experience gendered power inequalities, particularly in their ...
The aim of this research was to establish the women’s perceptions, opinions and feelings on the prac...
Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of an intervention to reduce HIV transmission risk behaviors and...
Long discussed in the public health arena, the concept of empowerment has only recently entered the ...
Women face many challenges as they adjust to life with HIV infection. This report describes the resu...
Stephen M Weiss1, Jonathan N Tobin2, Michael Antoni1, Gail Ironson1, Mary Ishii1, Anita Vaughn2, And...
Background: A growing number of young people (ages 10–24) are living with HIV (YPLWH) in sub-Saharan...