ResearchProjects

African American/Black and/or Latinx youth and emerging adults living with HIV, who are mostly sexual and gender minorities, experience the highest rates of HIV care disengagement and poor outcomes along the HIV care continuum. Given rapid antiretroviral therapy (ART) – the initiation of ART immediately after diagnosis or upon return to care – is a potential strategy to address gaps in the HIV care continuum in this population, this study will examine associations between rapid ART, psychosocial factors (e.g. stigma, discrimination, mistrust, mental health and substance use), and HIV care engagement, as well as understand the multilevel barriers and facilitators to HIV care re-engagement and ART re-initiation.