Michele P. Andrasik|Cristian J Chandler|Borris Powell|Damon L. Humes|Steven Wakefield|Katharine Kripke|Daniel Eckstein
Bridging the Divide: HIV Prevention Research and Black Men Who Have Sex With Men
Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Avenir Health|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Avenir Health|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Avenir Health|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Avenir Health|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Avenir Health|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Avenir Health|Fred Hutch Cancer Center|Avenir Health
objectives obtained contextual information regarding documented barriers hiv clinical trial participation among black men sex men msm explored current preventive hiv clinical trial attitudes beliefs perceptions among black msm leaders united states methods conducted 2 focus groups black msm leaders attending annual african american msm leadership conference hivaids focus group questions explored biomedical research perceptions attitudes barriers participation biomedical prevention research steps need taken address barriers feedback member checking participants presented final themes provide feedback guidance session also held 2012 conference results three distinct themes emerged regarding black msm engagement participation hiv vaccine research 1 communitybased organizations true partners 2 investment black gay community 3 true efforts inform educate community conclusions key focus improving efforts engage black msm community preventive hiv clinical trials building maintaining equitable reciprocal partnerships among research institutions blackled aids service organizations communitybased organizations community members