Skip to main page content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Dot gov

The .gov means it’s official.
Federal government websites often end in .gov or .mil. Before sharing sensitive information, make sure you’re on a federal government site.

Https

The site is secure.
The https:// ensures that you are connecting to the official website and that any information you provide is encrypted and transmitted securely.

Access keys NCBI Homepage MyNCBI Homepage Main Content Main Navigation
. 2023 Aug;35(4):277-289.
doi: 10.1521/aeap.2023.35.4.277.

Perspectives From Community-Based HIV Service Organization Leaders on Priorities in Serving Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

Stephen Bonett  1 , Anjali Mahajan  2 , Javontae Williams  3 , Dovie L Watson  4 , Sarah M Wood  5 , Steven Meanley  1 , Kathleen A Brady  3 , José A Bauermeister  1
Affiliations

Perspectives From Community-Based HIV Service Organization Leaders on Priorities in Serving Sexual and Gender Minority Populations

Stephen Bonett et al. AIDS Educ Prev. 2023 Aug.

Abstract

Sexual and gender minority (SGM) populations experience discrimination and care-related barriers when seeking appropriate sexual health services. Using rapid assessment procedures we conducted site visits with 11 community-based HIV service agencies to identify priorities, assets, and needs related to serving SGM clients and assessed the alignment of these services with the city's local Ending the HIV Epidemic plan. We identified and mapped themes across agencies into the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research domains of inner and outer settings: client-facing materials; priorities in serving SGM communities; SGM policies and protocols; collecting sexual orientation and gender identity data; training and education; and funding and scope of programs. Rapid assessment procedures can accelerate the collection and interpretation of data to help public health institutions and community partners make timely adaptations when implementing comprehensive and culturally humble sexual health services for SGM communities.

Keywords: HIV prevention; LGBTQ; cultural humility; implementation science; rapid analysis; transgender.

PubMed Disclaimer

References

    1. Ackerman SL, Sarkar U, Tieu L, Handley MA, Schillinger D, Hahn K, Hoskote M, Gourley G, & Lyles C (2017). Meaningful use in the safety net: A rapid ethnography of patient portal implementation at five community health centers in California. Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association, 24(5), 903–912. - PMC - PubMed
    1. Averill JB (2002). Matrix analysis as a complementary analytic strategy in qualitative inquiry. Qualitative Health Research, 12(6), 855–866. - PubMed
    1. Ayhan CHB, Bilgin H, Uluman OT, Sukut O, Yilmaz S, & Buzlu S (2020). A systematic review of the discrimination against sexual and gender minority in health care settings. International Journal of Health Services, 50(1), 44–61. - PubMed
    1. Badgett M, Choi SK, & Wilson BD (2019). LGBT poverty in the United States: A study of differences between sexual orientation and gender identity groups.
    1. Bauermeister JA, Tross S, & Ehrhardt AA (2009). A review of HIV/AIDS system-level interventions. AIDS and Behavior, 13(3), 430–448. - PMC - PubMed

Publication types