HIV Infections, Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Conditions
Keywords
Health Equity, Focus Group, Sexual and Gender Minority, People living with HIV, HPV, human papillomavirus
Brief summary
This is an exploratory qualitative study among People Living With HIV (PLWH) of diverse racial/ethnic and sexual and gender minority (SGM) identities to explore individual, interpersonal, and structural oral health equity factors that serve as barriers or facilitators of accessing oral health care, knowledge and perceptions of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination and Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) /Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC), and to collect recommendations on how to increase access to oral health care and engage PLWH in OSCC/OPSCC prevention.
Detailed description
OBJECTIVES: 1. To identify individual, interpersonal, and structural oral health equity factors (e.g., internalized stigma; enacted stigma; transportation/hours) that serve as barriers or facilitators to accessing regular and appropriate oral health care, among PLWH of intersecting racial/ethnic and SGM groups. 2. To explore knowledge and perceptions about causes, risk factors, prevention, and screening for OSCC/OPSCC and HPV vaccination and if identity group membership influences knowledge and perceptions of these issues. 3. To elicit recommendations for improving access to regular and appropriate oral health care, and suggestions on how to engage PLWH from diverse identity groups in prevention interventions. OUTLINE: There will be one screening and enrollment phone call and only one study visit for the Focus Group Discussions (FDGs). A short quantitative survey will be administered.
Interventions
OTHERGroup Meeting (Focus Group)
Focus Group Discussions (FDGs) will be recorded, transcribed, and coded.
OTHERQuestionnaires
Given electronically or via phone by study team staff
Sponsors
University of California, San Francisco
National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIDCR)
Study design
Observational model
OTHER
Time perspective
CROSS_SECTIONAL
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Participants must be 18-years old or older. * Participants must be individuals living with HIV * Ability to speak and understand English * Identify as one or more racial/ethnic minority groups or sexual and gender minority groups * All genders and members of all races and ethnic groups are eligible for this study.
Exclusion criteria
* Younger than 18-years old. * Not living with HIV. * Not able to speak and understand English. * Not classified as one or more racial/ethnic minority groups or sexual and gender minority groups.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Identification of potential oral health equity factors | Up to 3 days | Participants will complete a baseline questionnaire which will aid in the formation of the focus group with other individuals of shared identity. The Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) will be transcribed, coded, and the focus group guide will be updated following the Grounded Theory qualitative research methodology. The "data" from the FGD are the audio recordings and the transcripts. The digital transcript of each focus group will be uploaded to the software MAXQDA to aid with coding and analysis in identifying individual, interpersonal, and structural factors, if any, that may impact accessing oral health care. |
Countries
United States
Contacts
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORAlexandra Hernandez Levenston, PhD, MPH
University of California, San Francisco
Outcome results
None listed