This study examined predictors of HIV testing for 217 high-risk, low-income, heterosexual African American and Latina women. The women were recruited from a primary health care setting in the Bronx. The theoretical framework guiding the research was Protection Motivation Theory …
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Nearly 1 million Ethiopians are infected with HIV, and 60 percent of these individuals are women. Ethiopia is rapidly expanding voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) services and has made increased testing rates among women an important programmatic goal. Very little is kno…
This dissertation consists of three essays. The first essay analyzes the causal effect of HIV education and incentives (home-based HIV testing and conditional cash transfer) on HIV testing decision. The second essay analyzes the short- and medium-term causal effects of HIV testi…
Black men who have sex with men (BMSM) are more likely unaware of their HIV status, are less likely to get tested annually, and prefer to use HIV testing services (HTS) in the nonclinical settings, compared to other MSM subgroups. Guided by the behavioral model for vulnerable po…
Objective: Black individuals in the U.S. are arrested and incarcerated at a significantly higher rate than White individuals, and incarceration is associated with increased HIV vulnerability. Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) reduces the risk for HIV transmission, but little is kn…