Black Women Organized for Wellness (B.WOW): A Bundled Approach to Enhance the Health of Black Women With HIV
In the more-than-40-year HIV epidemic, the health care needs of Black women have been overlooked, with few interventions for their care. The B.WOW intervention in Atlanta, Georgia, used a bundled intervention of mobile health technology and peer‒patient navigation to improve antiretroviral adherence, care retention and address socioeconomic determinants. In 12 months, viral suppression improved from 37% to 73%, mental health services connection increased from 71% to 83%, and there was a significant reduction in stigma and improved resilience. These findings highlight the effectiveness of tailored interventions for Black women with HIV. (<i>Am J Public Health</i>. 2025;115(S1):S22-S27. https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2025.308020).
Authors
- Xiyuan Zhang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0154-7705)
- Serena Rajabiun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8770-5764)
- Corliss D. Heath (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6844-4260)
- Melissa Beaupierre
- Shakeila A. Lewis-Chery (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8038-2349)
- Vanessa Ayafor
Institutions
- Health Resources and Services Administration (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Journal of Public Health
- Published
- 2025-03-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2025.308020
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40