To assess the experienced or perceived barriers and facilitators to health research
participation for major US racial/ethnic minority populations, we conducted a systematic …

Shame is consistently associated with poor adjustment (eg, depressive symptoms) among
community samples but, surprisingly, has rarely been directly examined among people …

Background: Well-designed clinical research needs to obtain information that is applicable
to the general population. However, most current studies fail to include substantial cohorts of …

Purpose: Although transgender people may be at increased risk for a range of health
problems, they have been the subject of relatively little health research. An important step …

Mental health problems are prevalent among HIV-infected individuals, with some estimates
that 50% likely meet criteria for one or more psychiatric disorders. The mental health of HIV …

HIV-related stigma has been documented as one of the greatest obstacles to reducing HIV
spread, engagement in HIV treatment, and poor mental health functioning among people …

HIV disproportionately impacts US racial and ethnic minorities but they participate in
treatment and vaccine clinical trials at a lower rate than whites. To summarize barriers and …

Abstract Background Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is heavily burdened by HIV, with 85% of the
global new infections among adolescents happening in the region. With advances in …

This study examined the relationship between HIV-related shame, stigma and the mental
health of adolescents (10–14 years) living with HIV in Uganda. Cross sectional data from a 2 …

Childhood sexual abuse is prevalent among people living with HIV, and the experience of
shame is a common consequence of childhood sexual abuse and HIV infection. This study …