Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

James Yeongjun Park

Publications

• Research Article
  A Call to Action for More Effective Preventative Care Strategies for HIV in Men Having Sex with Men (MSM): A Combined Computational Model and Qualitative Analysis
  Author(s): James Yeongjun ParkJames Yeongjun Park
  
  While HIV is now considered a chronic and manageable disease in many developed countries largely attributable to advances in antiretroviral therapy (ART); there are unanswered questions regarding certain aspects of disease progression. The global literature consistently demonstrates that creating effective access to healthcare and antiretroviral therapy (ART), providing substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, and optimizing adherence to ART will improve HIV treatment outcomes. Nonetheless, psychosocial and cultural factors such as stigma and discrimination (as a consequence of being a sexual minority, HIV-positive, an active drug user), depression, and social isolation have been documented to have an adverse effect on HIV treatment. Macro-social determinants like access to healthcare and sociocultural like stigma and discrimination as well as psychosocial determinants like .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000661

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