Integrating HIV and mental health interventions to address a global syndemic among men who have sex with men

D Operario, S Sun, AN Bermudez, R Masa… - The lancet HIV, 2022 - thelancet.com
In this Series paper, we review evidence on the co-occurring and synergistic epidemics
(syndemic) of HIV and mental health problems worldwide among men who have sex with …

Global HIV control: is the glass half empty or half full?

JB Nachega, P Musoke, PH Kilmarx, M Gandhi… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The massive scale-up of HIV treatment and prevention over the past two decades has
resulted in important reductions in new infections and mortality globally. Reduction in HIV …

Ambulatory and hospitalized patients with suspected and confirmed mpox: an observational cohort study from Brazil

MST Silva, C Coutinho, TS Torres, E Peixoto… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Summary Background By October 30, 2022, 76,871 cases of mpox were reported
worldwide, with 20,614 cases in Latin America. This study reports characteristics of a case …

Same-day initiation of oral pre-exposure prophylaxis among gay, bisexual, and other cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in Brazil, Mexico …

VG Veloso, CF Cáceres, B Hoagland, RI Moreira… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background Although gay, bisexual, and other cisgender men who have sex with men
(MSM) and transgender women have the highest HIV burden in Latin America, pre-exposure …

Reaching out to adolescents at high risk of HIV infection in Brazil: demand creation strategies for PrEP and other HIV combination prevention methods

L Magno, F Soares, EM Zucchi, M Eustórgio… - Archives of sexual …, 2023 - Springer
Using baseline data from the PrEP1519 cohort, in this article we aimed to analyze:(i) the
effectiveness of demand creation strategies (DCS) to enroll adolescent men who have sex …

High rates of sexualized drug use or chemsex among Brazilian transgender women and young sexual and gender minorities

EM Jalil, TS Torres, CC de A. Pereira, A Farias… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
(1) Background: We aimed to estimate sexualized drug use (SDU) prevalence and its
predictors among sexual and gender minorities.(2) Methods: We used an online and on-site …

Pre-exposure prophylaxis use, HIV knowledge, and internalized homonegativity among men who have sex with men in Brazil: A cross-sectional study

KJ Blair, TS Torres, B Hoagland… - The Lancet Regional …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Summary Background Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) use in Brazil remains low despite
free national access. We explored associations of HIV knowledge and internalized …

Factors associated to HIV prevalence among adolescent men who have sex with men in Salvador, Bahia State, Brazil: baseline data from the PrEP1519 cohort

L Magno, DS Medeiros, F Soares… - Cadernos de Saúde …, 2023 - SciELO Public Health
Adolescent men who have sex with men (AMSM) are at a heightened vulnerability for
human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of HIV …

Recent HIV infection and annualized HIV incidence rates among sexual and gender minorities in Brazil and Peru (ImPrEP seroincidence study): a cross-sectional …

TS Torres, SLM Teixeira, B Hoagland… - The Lancet Regional …, 2023 - thelancet.com
Background HIV incidence estimation is critical for monitoring the HIV epidemic dynamics
and the effectiveness of public health prevention interventions. We aimed to identify sexual …

Preferences for PrEP modalities among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men from Brazil, Mexico, and Peru: a cross-sectional study

TS Torres, AR Nascimento, LE Coelho… - Therapeutic …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) scale-up is urgent to reduce new HIV cases
among gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Latin America …