New NIH Highlighted Topics

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Published: Monday, May 18, 2026

Recent Publications by CIRA Affiliates

HIV-Stigmatizing Beliefs and Attitudes as a Barrier to Early PrEP Care Continuum Engagement Among People Who Inject Drugs
Suzan M Walters, Hyungrok Do, Jessica Jaiswal, Mehrdad Khezri, Roman Ivasiy, Samuel R Friedman, Danielle C Ompad, Omar El Shahawy, Sahanah Lim, John A Schneider, Alida Bouris, Ricky N Bluthenthal, Valerie A Earnshaw, Jimi Huh
AIDS and Behavior. 2026 Apr 9. doi: 10.1007/s10461-026-05112-7. Online ahead of print.

Centering Justice and Lived Expertise: Ethical, Social, and Political Directions for HIV Prevention, Care, and Treatment
S Raquel Ramos, Elizabeth Crock, Vera Caine, Allison Webel
The Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care. 2026 May-Jun;37(3):255-257. doi: 10.1097/JNC.0000000000000638. Epub 2026 Apr 9.

mHealth Interventions to Promote HIV Self-Testing Among Key Populations: A Systematic Review of Effectiveness and Implementation Outcomes
Jann Angeli Agapito, Kyleen Ysabelle Obmerga, Mary Jeanne Pacheco, Catherine Ranin, Amber Sophus, Rogie Royce Carandang
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care. 2026 Jan-Dec:25:23259582261431644. doi: 10.1177/23259582261431644. Epub 2026 Apr 9.

A qualitative study of multilevel resilience mechanisms to counter intersectional stigma among black men who have sex with men in a Southern United States city
Yu Liu, Jason W Mitchell, Lauren Brown, Cristian J Chandler, Ugochukwu Odom, Dwayne Jenkins, Amna Osman, Chen Zhang
Discover Public Health. 2026 23(1):493. doi: 10.1186/s12982-026-01773-w. Epub 2026 Apr 11.

Displacement Stressors and Sexual and Reproductive Health Challenges for Internally Displaced Young Adults in Northern Mozambique: A Qualitative Study Using the Socio-ecological Framework for Refugee Distress
Catherine L Chantre, Antonio Suleman, Palmira Fortunato Dos Santos, Katia Dos Santos, Marcelo Xaria, Kaveh Khoshnood, Milton L Wainberg, Milena Mello, Michael Wessels, Jennifer J Mootz
AIDS and Behavior. 2026 Mar 28. doi: 10.1007/s10461-026-05106-5. Online ahead of print.

Divergent effects of HIV and pre-exposure prophylaxis stigma on willingness to adopt preventive tools among African immigrants in the United States
Winfred Kofi Mensah, Yaa Adutwumwaa Obeng, Abass Tando Abubakar, Daniel Selase Anyidoho, Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong
AIDS Care. 2026 Mar 18:1-20. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2026.2645447. Online ahead of print.

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