Leveraging public health infrastructures to support sexual health for women living in the Southern United States
The Camellia Cohort integrates epidemiologic methods, mHealth technology, and data science to better characterize HIV transmission dynamics and engagement in the prevention care cascade among women in an EHE focus state. This study will provide critical insights into the feasibility and acceptability of a remote, light-touch cohort design, while also providing data on STI and HIV incidence, PrEP use, and key mediators and moderators influencing prevention behaviors among women with indications for PrEP in this high-priority region.
Authors
- Ariann Nassel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4942-1880)
- Aadia Rana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1963-528X)
- Latesha E. Elopre (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3332-2300)
- Lisa Hightow‐Weidman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2421-923X)
- Anthony Merriweather (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2717-4679)
- Henna Budhwani, PhD, MPH (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6716-9754)
- Caroline D. Deaterly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4388-1744)
- Madeline C. Pratt (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2255-0401)
- Lynn T. Matthews (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6167-6328)
- Nuvan Rathnayaka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9839-9261)
- Kara K. Bennett (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9465-8983)
- Bernadette Johnson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-2852-5269)
- Tammi F. Thomas
- Kathleen E. Hurwitz
Institutions
- Florida State University (US)
- Alabama Department of Public Health (US)
- Target (United States) (US)
- Florida A&M University - Florida State University College of Engineering (US)
- University of Alabama at Birmingham (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1521455
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.40
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development