Open AccessHIV-Related Implementation Research for Key Populations: Designing for Individuals, Evaluating Across Populations, and Integrating Context
Author(s) -
Sheree Schwartz,
Amrita Rao,
Katherine B. Rucinski,
Carrie Lyons,
Nikita Viswasam,
Carly A. Comins,
Oluwasolape Olawore,
Stefan Baral
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002191
Subject(s) - psychological intervention , population , context (archaeology) , fidelity , transgender , psychology , sampling frame , applied psychology , process management , medicine , computer science , environmental health , business , psychiatry , biology , paleontology , telecommunications , psychoanalysis
Key populations, including men who have sex with men, transgender people, sex workers, people who inject drugs, and incarcerated populations, experience high burdens of HIV and urgently need effective interventions. Yet the evidence base for implementation research (IR) with key populations remains weak and poses specific challenges to epidemiologic inference. We apply the Consolidated Framework for IR to consider specific challenges and recommendations for IR with key populations.