CENTER FOR AIDS PREVENTION STUDIES
Stephen F. Morin, PhD, Director Susan M. Kegeles, PhD and Marguerita Lightfoot, PhD, Co-Directors
The mission of CAPS is to conduct domestic and international research to prevent the acquisition of HIV and to optimize health outcomes among HIV-infected individuals.
Training Program for HIV-Prevention Research in Minority Communities
The CAPS Training Program for HIV-Prevention Research in Minority Communities is designed to assist investigators already conducting HIV-prevention research with ethnic minority communities to improve their programs of research and obtain additional funding for their work.
Application form is now available. Completed applications are due by January 18, 2010.
Stigma an obstacle to treatment
"A desire to conceal HIV status as well as a change in doctors/clinics as reasons for discontinuing ART were considerably more common among African Americans, suggesting that perceived HIV/AIDS stigma is an obstacle to maintenance of treatment."
From: Johnson MO, Chesney MA, Neilands TB, et al. Disparities in reported reasons for not initiating or stopping antiretroviral treatment among a diverse sample of persons living with HIV. J Gen Intern Med.
