3038.0 Gender, Sexual Health, and HIV/AIDS

Monday, November 8, 2010: 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Oral
The purpose of this session is to examine the research that has been conducted on diverse groups of men and women and the prevention of HIV. In addition to understanding factors that are associated with additional HIV transmission risk behaviors, the notion of masculinity will be addressed. This session will examine prevention needs in African American males, college-aged females, and men who have sex with transgender women. These oral sessions will highlight future intervention opportunities.
Session Objectives: Examine the gender roles associated with men and women Define challenges to HIV prevention efforts Assess opportunities for HIV prevention interventions
Moderator:
David Malebranche, MD, MPH

8:30am
Gender based violence and psychological, relational and psychosocial outcomes that place African American women at increased risk for STIs/HIV
Laura F. Salazar, PhD and Delia Lang, PhD MPH
8:45am
“An uphill battle everyday”: Exploring the implications of structural factors for sexual HIV risk among Black heterosexual men
Lisa Bowleg, PhD, Michelle Teti, MPH, DrPh, David Malebranche, MD, MPH and Jeanne Tschann, PhD
     
9:00am
An ounce of pain in your pocket is worth a pound of prevention: Utilizing Theory of Planned Behavior to understand HPV vaccination among college females
Alireza Geshnizjani, MPH, Kristen Jozkowski, MS and Susan E. Middlestadt, PhD
     
9:15am
Risk for HIV and other Sexually Transmitted Infections in Men who Have Sex with Transgender Women
Don Operario, PhD, Tooru Nemoto, PhD, Mariko Iwamoto, MA and Toni Moore
9:30am
“And that is a good question. What does it take to be a man? What is a real man?”: Learning about gender role norms and sexual risk from the voices of Black heterosexual men
Lisa Bowleg, PhD, Michelle Teti, MPH, DrPh, David Malebranche, MD, MPH and Jeanne Tschann, PhD
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: HIV/AIDS
Endorsed by: APHA-Committee on Women's Rights, Socialist Caucus, Social Work, Women's Caucus

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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