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Black girls experience early physical maturation, stereotype messaging, and lack of protection which heightens their HIV and sexually transmitted infection risk. A previous grounded theory study investigated t...
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Black girls are disproportionately impacted by HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), underscoring the urgent need for innovative strategies to enhance the adoption and maintenance of HIV/STI preventi...
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Over two-thirds of adolescents living with HIV worldwide reside in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). Despite widespread availability and access to evidence-based HIV prevention and treatment, dissemination has been in...
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Black girls and women are disproportionately impacted by sexual health disparities, including an increased risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STI). Early sexual development among Black females he...
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This chapter will focus on the application of grounded theory methodology (GTM) in research on Black female sexual development and sexually transmitted infections (STI)/HIV risk across the life course. The und...
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