PS07-003, Minority HIV/AIDS Research Initiative (MARI)

描述(由申请人提供)：在异性恋的年轻成年黑人男性中，艾滋病毒感染率正在上升。疾病控制和预防中心(CDC)推进艾滋病毒预防议程，呼吁通过自愿咨询和检测进行干预。然而，与年长年龄组相比，年轻人接受艾滋病毒检测的可能性较小，仍然有大量黑人异性恋男性没有接受艾滋病毒检测。这项研究的一个目标是在黑人社区建立艾滋病毒预防研究能力，在这些社区中几乎没有进行过研究。我们将对20名低收入异性恋年轻成年黑人(非西班牙裔)男性(年龄18-25岁)进行定性访谈，以检查艾滋病毒检测的障碍和促进者，并征求他们对如何在同龄人中推广艾滋病毒检测的意见。根据定性访谈的结果，将制定一份问卷，以确定低收入异性恋年轻成年黑人男性对艾滋病毒检测的态度、对艾滋病毒风险的看法、社会文化影响(例如，监禁历史和男性性别规范)及其与艾滋病毒检测行为的关系。定性访谈和调查的结果将被用于制定量身定做的教育材料，在低收入的年轻成年异性恋黑人男性中推广艾滋病毒检测。然后，将对低收入的异性恋年轻成年男子进行三个焦点小组，以评估材料的可接受性。这些发现将增加我们对影响黑人异性恋年轻成年男性艾滋病毒检测的因素的理解。此外，通过这项研究开发的艾滋病毒检测宣传材料可能有助于增加接受检测的异性恋黑人年轻成年男子的数量，从而了解他们的艾滋病毒状况。这项提案旨在确定影响低收入异性恋年轻成年黑人男子艾滋病毒检测的因素。这项研究还将开发量身定制的教育材料，以促进在这一人群中进行艾滋病毒检测。具体地说，为低收入的异性恋年轻成年黑人男子量身定做艾滋病毒检测信息可能有助于增加这一人群中接受检测的人数，从而了解他们的艾滋病毒状况。因此，这些信息可能会对艾滋病毒预防工作做出重大贡献，并解决符合美国卫生与公众服务部2010年健康人倡议的目标的公共卫生优先事项，该倡议旨在消除与艾滋病毒相关的健康差距。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): Rates of HIV infection are increasing among heterosexual young adult Black men. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Advancing HIV prevention agenda calls for intervention through voluntary counseling and testing. However, young adults are less likely to be tested for HIV than older age groups and there are still large numbers of Black heterosexual men who do not get HIV tested. A goal of the study is to build HIV prevention research capacity in Black communities in which little research has been conducted. We will conduct qualitative interviews with 20 low income heterosexual young adult Black (non-Hispanic) men (ages 18-25 years) to examine barriers and facilitators to HIV testing and elicit their opinions of how to promote HIV testing among their peers. Based on the results from the qualitative interviews, a questionnaire will be developed to identify attitudes towards HIV testing, perceptions of HIV risk, socio-cultural influences (e.g., incarceration history, and male gender norms), and their relationship to HIV testing behaviors among low income heterosexual young adult Black men. Results from both the qualitative interviews and survey will be used to develop tailored educational materials that promote HIV testing among low income young adult heterosexual Black men. Three focus groups will then be conducted with low income heterosexual young adult men to evaluate the acceptability of the materials. Findings will increase our understanding of factors that influence HIV testing among Black heterosexual young adult men. In addition, HIV testing promotion materials developed through this study may have utility in increasing the number of heterosexual Black young adult men who get tested and therefore become aware of their HIV status. This proposal seeks to identify factors that influence HIV testing among low income heterosexual young adult Black men. The study will also develop tailored educational materials to promote HIV testing among this population. Specifically tailoring HIV testing messages for low income heterosexual young adult Black men may have utility in increasing the numbers among this population who get tested and therefore become aware of their HIV status. Therefore, this information may make a significant contribution to HIV prevention efforts and addresses a public health priority that fits with the goals of the US Department of Health and Human Services Healthy People 2010 initiative to eliminate health disparities related to HIV.