Background Individuals with rare diseases may face challenges that are different from those
experienced in more common medical conditions. A wide range of different rare conditions …

Abstract Background Despite Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being the epicenter of the HIV
epidemic, uptake of HIV testing is not optimal. While qualitative studies have been …

Background The COVID-19 outbreak has gravely impacted the physical and psychological
health of people. As the outbreak is ongoing, it is crucial to equip the emergency healthcare …

Trust in government has long been viewed as an important determinant of citizens'
compliance with public health policies, especially in times of crisis. Yet evidence on this …

Objectives. We assessed how health care–related stigma, global medical mistrust, and
personal trust in one's health care provider relate to engaging in medical care among Black …

Young, Black, gay bisexual or other MSM are significantly less likely to use PrEP than their
White counterparts. These disparities may be due, in part, to medical mistrust and …

The novelty of COVID-19 has created unique challenges to successful public health efforts
because it has required the public to quickly learn and formulate knowledge and attitudes …

Abstract The Southern United States has been disproportionately affected by HIV diagnoses
and mortality. To inform efforts to effectively address HIV in the South, this manuscript …

In 2006, Millett published a seminal literature review that examined 12 hypotheses to
explain the high rates of HIV among black MSM. This paper augments Millett's article by …

Purpose: Factors contributing to racial differences in health care system distrust (HCSD) are
currently unknown. Proposed potential contributing factors are prior experiences of racial …