Sarah Janek

Journal Article PloS one · January 2025 IntroductionIn Texas, the adolescent birth rate is higher than the national average and STIs have steadily increased over the last decade. Sex education is not mandated in Texas and the majority of public schools provide an abstinence-based sex ed ... Full text Cite

Racism, homophobia, and the sexual health of young Black men who have sex with men in the United States: A systematic review.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2025 Black gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (BMSM) experience the highest rates of HIV acquisition annually out of any population in the United States, and young BMSM (YBMSM) are heavily impacted by this inequity as they enter adulthood. Despi ... Full text Cite

Correction: Barriers and facilitators to implementing comprehensive sex education in Texas public schools: A qualitative study.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2025 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0316329.]. ... Full text Cite

Understanding sociocultural influences in sexual health promotion and HIV protection among Latinx sexually minoritized men: A qualitative study.

Journal Article PloS one · January 2025 In the United States, Latinx individuals account for 18% of the overall population, yet sexual minoritized men (SMM) within this demographic disproportionately represent 30% of new HIV diagnoses among all SMM. Despite the availability of highly effective H ... Full text Cite

Barriers and Facilitators Along the PrEP Continuum of Care Among Latinx Sexual Minoritized Men and Transgender Women: A Systematic Review.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · November 2024 Latinx cisgender sexually minoritized men (SMM) and transgender women (TW) in the U.S. are disproportionately affected by HIV. Although pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a highly effective strategy for HIV prevention, rates of PrEP use among Latinx SMM an ... Full text Cite

Understanding the Stigma Experience of Men Living with HIV in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Qualitative Meta-synthesis.

Journal Article AIDS and behavior · August 2024 Men living with HIV (MLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa experience poor health outcomes and increased AIDS-related deaths due to stigma influencing testing and treatment uptake and adherence. PRISMA 2020 was used to report a meta-synthesis of the stigma experienc ... Full text Cite

A Scoping Review of Approaches to Reduce Stigma and Discrimination Against People with HIV in Health-Care Settings in the United States: Few Recent Interventions Identified.

Journal Article The Nursing clinics of North America · June 2024 This scoping review identified contemporary stigma-reduction studies across US health-care settings. Despite the significance of this problem, only 3 intervention studies were identified in the past 5 years. These studies highlight the value of intervening ... Full text Cite