Jackson Neigborhoods Study

To qualify: Self-report as African American or Black race; report having had sex with another male (MSM) in the past 6 months preceding the baseline assessment; being 18 to 25 years old; and reside in the Jackson, MS MSA.

The major goals of this project are to utilize real-time geospatial methods to investigate relationships between GPS-defined activity space neighborhood characteristics, drug use and HIV risk behaviors among young Black MSM aged 18-29 years in the Jackson, Mississippi MSA.

Specific Aim 1: To determine the feasibility (as measured by a pre- and post-survey as well as objectively measured adherence to the GPS protocol) of obtaining GPS spatial behavior data to define activity space neighborhoods, including different assessment time periods (i.e. 1-week vs. 2-weeks) and over time (i.e. baseline and 3-month follow-up), among Black MSM in the Jackson, MS.

Specific Aim 2: To characterize relationships between neighborhood-level factors (such as exposure to neighborhood poverty, LGBT neighborhood friendliness, and access to sexual health services based on one’s activity space), drug use (e.g. use of alcohol and marijuana) and HIV risk behavior (e.g., condomless anal sexual behavior, having multiple and concurrent sexual partners) among Black MSM in the Jackson, MS MSA.

Inclusion criteria include: self-report as African American or Black race; report having had sex with another male in the past 6 months preceding the baseline assessment; being 18 to 25 years old; and reside in the Jackson, MS MSA.

Contact

Cordarian Draper
601.500.7660
Open Arms Healthcare Center
805 East River Place
Jackson, MS 39202

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Jackson, MS Neighborhoods Study

To qualify: Self-report as African American or Black race; report having had sex with another male (MSM) in the past 6 months preceding the baseline assessment; being 18 to 25 years old; and reside in the Jackson, MS MSA.

MARI Neighborhoods and Networks Cohort Study

To qualify: Self-report as African American; report having had sex with another male in the past 6 months; being 18 years or older; no restrictions to usual physical activity; reside in the Jackson, MS MSA; no plans to move outside of Jackson MS MSA in the next year; and willingness to complete a two-week GPS protocol at five time-points over a year.

Deep South Remedy Study

To qualify: We will identify, enroll, and assess 225 African American MSM aged 18 years and older from the cities of Atlanta, GA, Jackson, MS, and New Orleans, LA MSAs (225 per site; 75 HIV-infected and 150 HIV-uninfected). Eligibility further requires a confirmed HIV serostatus and a self-report of male assigned male at birth, or cis-males, and oral or anal sex with another man within the past 12 months.