"It Will Make It Easier for Us to Live Better": Perspectives on Long-Acting Injectable HIV Treatment Among Monolingual Spanish-Speaking People With HIV.
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| Title: | "It Will Make It Easier for Us to Live Better": Perspectives on Long-Acting Injectable HIV Treatment Among Monolingual Spanish-Speaking People With HIV. |
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| Authors: | Diaz Tsuzuki, Manami (AUTHOR), Flores, Rey (AUTHOR), Erguera, Xavier A. (AUTHOR), Koester, Kimberly A. (AUTHOR), Sauceda, John A. (AUTHOR), Johnson, Mallory O. (AUTHOR), Neilands, Torsten B. (AUTHOR), Montgomery, Elizabeth T. (AUTHOR), Christopoulos, Katerina A. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | AIDS Education & Prevention. Jun2026, Vol. 38 Issue 3, p224-238. 15p. |
| Subjects: | Patient compliance, Mexican Americans, Antiretroviral agents, Therapeutics, Qualitative research, Viral load, Research funding, Interviewing, Questionnaires, Hispanic Americans, HIV infections, Descriptive statistics, Spaniards, Psychology of HIV-positive persons, Injections, Attitude (Psychology), Thematic analysis, Research methodology, Spanish language, Comparative studies, Data analysis software, Drugs, Patients' attitudes |
| Geographic Terms: | Latin America |
| Abstract: | Long-acting injectable ART (LAI-ART) may mitigate barriers to ART adherence, but research is needed to optimize LAI-ART for Spanish-speaking people with HIV (PWH). As part of a larger multi-site qualitative study, we conducted 20 semistructured interviews with monolingual Spanish-speaking PWH at a Ryan White-funded academic HIV clinic. Transcripts were analyzed in Spanish using thematic analysis. The median age of participants was 47 years (range 25-68), 30% were cis women, 10% were trans women, and all were born in Latin America. Three themes emerged: (1) injection familiarity as a mediator of LAI-ART acceptability, (2) concerns about the compatibility of LAI-ART with one's body, and (3) concerns that use of LAI-ART could impact the ability to return to one's country of origin. Monolingual Spanish-speaking PWH demonstrated substantial interest in LAI-ART. Provider awareness of patients' preferences, beliefs, and migration considerations can help empower patients to make informed decisions about their HIV care. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Database: | Psychology and Behavioral Sciences Collection |
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