Postdoctoral Fellow LI Chunyan and Her Colleagues Publish Their Research on HIV/STI Prevention and Care
Postdoctoral Fellow Dr. LI Chunyan and her colleagues from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the UNC Project China, Tsinghua University, and the University of Toronto recently published 3 articles about their research on HIV/STI prevention and care in China and global settings.
- Nguyen MX, Li C, Go VF, et al. A Systematic Review of Interventions for Young Men Who Have Sex With Men and Young Transgender Women Living with HIV. AIDS Behavior. 2023.
(link to the article: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-023-04166-1)
This systematic review summarizes behavioral and structural interventions exclusively targeting young MSM and young transgender women living with HIV. The results highlight how we need more intervention studies in low-resource settings and to expand the scope of research to include structural barriers and different aspects of health among younger populations.
- Yang M, Li C, Tang K, et al. “They Have Their Own People”: Emotional Connections, Community Belonging, and Chinese Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men (GBMSM) College Students’ Needs for Sexual Health Support". PLOS ONE. 2023.
(link to the article: https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0291550)
The study highlights the unmet needs of MSM college students in China. It underscores the importance of developing future LGBTQ-affirmative sexual health programs among Chinese college students and young MSM communities in general.
- Marley G, Tan RKJ, Tucker JD, et al. Online Focus Group Discussions to Engage Stigmatized Populations in Qualitative Health Research: Lessons Learned. International Journal of Qualitative Methods. 2023.
(link to the article: https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/epub/10.1177/16094069231204767)
The study employs online chat-based focus group discussions (FDG) with MSM in China to investigate the advantages and limitations associated with the online FGD as a research approach and assesses its feasibility to deepen community participation in sexually transmitted infections research.
