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This presentation will examine health disparities faced by Black women in California, including among those who inject drugs. The findings are from the 2022 National HIV Behavioral Surveillance (NHBS) survey in San Francisco and highlight the results of HIV testing and awareness of PrEP among people who inject drugs. In addition, existing barriers will be discussed in healthcare provider engagement and review interventions aimed at improving HIV testing and PrEP uptake in this population.
Speakers:
Taqwa Brookins is the Program Manager for the Research in Implementation Science for Equity (RISE) Fellowship in the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF). Previously, she worked as the Program Coordinator for the Recent HIV Infection Surveillance project at UCSF’s Institute for Global Health Sciences. She is interested in health disparities research among stigmatized populations and the role of intersecting identities in shaping health outcomes. Ms. Brookins is studying Health Policy and Law at the joint UCSF and UC Law SF’s Master’s program in Fall 2025.
Erin Wilson is a Senior Research Scientist at the San Francisco Department of Public Health. She is joint PI for the San Francisco National HIV Behavioral Surveillance Site and provided oversight for implementation of the PWID cycle in 2022. Her other research is multi-level HIV status neutral interventions addressing structural factors like stigma among trans women and youth in San Francisco, Louisiana, Nepal and Brazil.