Rural Health
Resources by Topic: HIV and AIDS
Spotlight on HIV, STD, & Viral Hepatitis: Indiana Annual 2023 Surveillance Report
Provides data on HIV, STDs, & viral hepatitis in Indiana through 2023, with breakdowns according to mode of transmission, age at diagnosis, race/ethnicity, and county.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Health
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Provides data on HIV, STDs, & viral hepatitis in Indiana through 2023, with breakdowns according to mode of transmission, age at diagnosis, race/ethnicity, and county.
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Indiana Department of Health
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Distance as an Obstacle to Clinical Trial Access: Who Is Affected and Why It Matters
Evaluates factors associated with geographic remoteness of 60 miles or more from the nearest phase 2 or 3 clinical trial for a variety of health conditions. Discusses American Indian reservations and rural areas, and provides data on demographic factors associated with remoteness including race and ethnicity, educational attainment, and poverty. Includes a county-level interactive map of clinical trial remoteness for health conditions including cancers, substance use disorder, diabetes, obesity, COPD, stroke, and more. Requires the creation of a free account to view.
Author(s): Andrew Friedson, Bumyang Kim, Maggie Switek, Lawson Mansell
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: The Milken Institute
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Evaluates factors associated with geographic remoteness of 60 miles or more from the nearest phase 2 or 3 clinical trial for a variety of health conditions. Discusses American Indian reservations and rural areas, and provides data on demographic factors associated with remoteness including race and ethnicity, educational attainment, and poverty. Includes a county-level interactive map of clinical trial remoteness for health conditions including cancers, substance use disorder, diabetes, obesity, COPD, stroke, and more. Requires the creation of a free account to view.
Author(s): Andrew Friedson, Bumyang Kim, Maggie Switek, Lawson Mansell
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: The Milken Institute
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Findings from the First Year of a Federally Funded, Direct-to-Consumer HIV Self-Test Distribution Program — United States, March 2023–March 2024
Reports on people who ordered and used a direct-to-consumer HIV self-test through the Together TakeMeHome HIV self-test distribution program. Also provides data on related testing and services used by those requesting the self-test. Includes data by participant location for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.
Author(s): Travis Sanchez, Robin J. MacGowan, Jennifer Hecht, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(24), 558-564
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Reports on people who ordered and used a direct-to-consumer HIV self-test through the Together TakeMeHome HIV self-test distribution program. Also provides data on related testing and services used by those requesting the self-test. Includes data by participant location for metropolitan, micropolitan, and noncore areas.
Author(s): Travis Sanchez, Robin J. MacGowan, Jennifer Hecht, et al.
Citation: MMWR (Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report), 73(24), 558-564
Date: 06/2024
Sponsoring organization: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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Health Disparities in Tennessee
Examines health disparities experienced by Tennessee residents. Measures include life expectancy, health equity, healthcare access, mental health and trauma, infectious disease, chronic disease, cancer, reproductive health, and age-specific health. Features statistics with breakdowns by race, ethnicity, sex, and urban or rural location.
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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Examines health disparities experienced by Tennessee residents. Measures include life expectancy, health equity, healthcare access, mental health and trauma, infectious disease, chronic disease, cancer, reproductive health, and age-specific health. Features statistics with breakdowns by race, ethnicity, sex, and urban or rural location.
Date: 05/2024
Sponsoring organization: Tennessee Department of Health
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The Dynamic Risk Factors of Cardiovascular Disease Among People Living with HIV: A Real-World Data Study
Analyzes the relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and people living with HIV (PLWH) in South Carolina. Examines risk factors for CVD among PLWH by breaking down data by health status and sociodemographic variables, including rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): Ziang Liu, Jiajia Zhang, Xueying Yang, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 1162
Date: 04/2024
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Analyzes the relationship between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and people living with HIV (PLWH) in South Carolina. Examines risk factors for CVD among PLWH by breaking down data by health status and sociodemographic variables, including rural versus urban residence.
Author(s): Ziang Liu, Jiajia Zhang, Xueying Yang, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 24, 1162
Date: 04/2024
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Strategies to Eliminate Inequity in PrEP Services in the US South and Rural Communities
Examines novel and promising programs and interventions to potentially improve HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) access in the U.S. South and rural communities. Describes ways to normalize, digitalize, and simplify PrEP care.
Author(s): Emiko Kamitani, Yuko Mizuno, Linda J. Koenig
Citation: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 35(2), 153-160
Date: 03/2024
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Examines novel and promising programs and interventions to potentially improve HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) access in the U.S. South and rural communities. Describes ways to normalize, digitalize, and simplify PrEP care.
Author(s): Emiko Kamitani, Yuko Mizuno, Linda J. Koenig
Citation: Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 35(2), 153-160
Date: 03/2024
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Spatial and Temporal Analysis of HIV Clinical Outcomes in Florida Reveals Counties with Persistent Racial and Ethnic Disparities During 2012-2019
Analyzes health and treatment disparities among White, Hispanic, and Black people with HIV in Florida, covering viral suppression and immune reconstitution, impact of social and ecological factors, geographic variation, and changes over time. Utilizes 2012-2019 Florida Department of Health Ryan White program enrollee data. See Supplemental Table 1 for county-by-county data on risk of non-suppression among Black versus Non-Black people with HIV.
Author(s): Shannan N. Rich, Yiyang Liu, Rebecca Fisk-Hoffman, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 749
Date: 03/2024
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Analyzes health and treatment disparities among White, Hispanic, and Black people with HIV in Florida, covering viral suppression and immune reconstitution, impact of social and ecological factors, geographic variation, and changes over time. Utilizes 2012-2019 Florida Department of Health Ryan White program enrollee data. See Supplemental Table 1 for county-by-county data on risk of non-suppression among Black versus Non-Black people with HIV.
Author(s): Shannan N. Rich, Yiyang Liu, Rebecca Fisk-Hoffman, et al.
Citation: BMC Public Health, 749
Date: 03/2024
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Kentucky Outreach Service Kiosk (KyOSK) Study Protocol: A Community-Level, Controlled Quasi-Experimental, Type 1 Hybrid Effectiveness Study to Assess Implementation, Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of a Community-Tailored Harm Reduction Kiosk on HIV, HCV and Overdose Risk in Rural Appalachia
Reports on study design and implementation of a kiosk-based harm reduction intervention focused on HIV, hepatitis C, and overdose risk in rural Appalachia. Describes characteristics of two selected Appalachian Kentucky counties, eligibility criteria, data collection procedures, and study outcome measurement.
Author(s): April M. Young, Jennifer R. Havens, Hannah L.F. Cooper, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 14(3), e083983
Date: 03/2024
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Reports on study design and implementation of a kiosk-based harm reduction intervention focused on HIV, hepatitis C, and overdose risk in rural Appalachia. Describes characteristics of two selected Appalachian Kentucky counties, eligibility criteria, data collection procedures, and study outcome measurement.
Author(s): April M. Young, Jennifer R. Havens, Hannah L.F. Cooper, et al.
Citation: BMJ Open, 14(3), e083983
Date: 03/2024
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A Mixed Methods Evaluation Assessing the Feasibility of Implementing a PrEP Data Dashboard in the Southeastern United States
Explores perspectives from clinicians, administrators, and data personnel related to implementing a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) dashboard that assists in providing preventive HIV infection care in rural Alabama. Analyzes survey data regarding the acceptability and feasibility of implementing a PrEP dashboard and the potential barriers of sustaining the technology long-term.
Author(s): Kaylee Burgan, C. Greer McCollum, Alfredo Guzman, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 24, 101
Date: 01/2024
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Explores perspectives from clinicians, administrators, and data personnel related to implementing a pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) dashboard that assists in providing preventive HIV infection care in rural Alabama. Analyzes survey data regarding the acceptability and feasibility of implementing a PrEP dashboard and the potential barriers of sustaining the technology long-term.
Author(s): Kaylee Burgan, C. Greer McCollum, Alfredo Guzman, et al.
Citation: BMC Health Services Research, 24, 101
Date: 01/2024
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Montana HIV, Sexually Transmitted Infections, and Viral Hepatitis Epidemiological Profile, 2023
Presents data for HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and viral hepatitis in Montana, and describes the demographics of Montana in context of each disease. Mentions rural throughout and includes and a county-level map with shadings showing 3 levels of population density.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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Presents data for HIV, chlamydia, gonorrhea, syphilis, and viral hepatitis in Montana, and describes the demographics of Montana in context of each disease. Mentions rural throughout and includes and a county-level map with shadings showing 3 levels of population density.
Date: 2024
Sponsoring organization: Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services
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