Scholars@Duke
Suur Debrah Ayangeakaa

Suur Debrah Ayangeakaa

Assistant Professor in Population Health Sciences
Population Health Sciences

Selected Publications

PrEP knowledge and perceptions among women living in North Carolina public housing communities.

Journal Article PLoS One · 2025 Women in low-income communities are disproportionately affected by HIV yet have been largely left out of efforts to raise awareness about pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). To inform future awareness campaigns, we assessed women's current knowledge of and at ... Full text Link to item Cite

Sociocultural and structural influences on HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Engagement and Uptake among African American Young adults.

Journal Article BMC Public Health · July 26, 2023 BACKGROUND: Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstrates effectiveness in decreasing new cases of HIV. However, few African Americans use PrEP, despite being disproportionately impacted by HIV. Understanding the influence of sociocultural and structural fa ... Full text Link to item Cite

Understanding Influences on Intention to Use Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Among African American Young Adults.

Journal Article J Racial Ethn Health Disparities · April 2023 Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), a potent medication for HIV prevention, shows promise for reducing HIV disparities. However, PrEP is not equitably utilized by all races and ethnicities in the USA. Its uptake is especially low among African Americans, who ... Full text Link to item Cite

A Qualitative Exploration of Various Stigmas Impacting HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Uptake Among African American Young Adults.

Journal Article Fam Community Health · October 2022 Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) has promise for reducing racial/ethnic HIV disparities; yet, acceptance among African Americans remains low. PrEP-related stigmas may impact uptake, but this is understudied. This study examines mechanisms by which stigma im ... Full text Link to item Cite

Examining Factors that Impact Intentions to Use Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among African-American Young Adults.

Journal Article Arch Sex Behav · October 2021 Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is a biomedical HIV prevention strategy with potential to reduce racial HIV disparities. However, African-Americans have not received the benefits of PrEP to the same extent as other groups. The theory of planned behavior (T ... Full text Link to item Cite

Community-Informed Development of a Campaign to Increase HIV Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Awareness Among African-American Young Adults.

Journal Article J Racial Ethn Health Disparities · August 2021 Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention can help reduce racial/ethnic HIV disparities in the USA. However, the benefits of PrEP have not been equally distributed across races. Community-informed, culturally tailored media has the potential to in ... Full text Link to item Cite

Examining sexual concurrency and number of partners among African, Caribbean, and black women using the social ecological model: Results from the ACBY study

Journal Article Canadian Journal of Human Sexuality · April 1, 2019 HIV/AIDS disproportionately affects African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) communities in Canada. ACB women are overrepresented in new HIV infections compared with Canada's general population. Sexual concurrent relationships and multiple sex partners are fact ... Full text Cite

Addressing Health Insurance Literacy Gaps in an Urban African American Population: A Qualitative Study.

Journal Article J Community Health · December 2018 Health insurance and health systems literacy needs are evolving with changes to the U.S. healthcare system. Following the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, many residents in West Louisville, Kentucky, a predominantly African American community, ga ... Full text Link to item Cite