Understanding the barriers, facilitators and preferences for HIV prevention in people experiencing homelessness.
Project summary
Background
In the UK, the prevalence of HIV is 20 times higher in people experiencing homelessness than the general population. However, use of HIV prevention interventions in people experiencing homelessness is low.
Research question
What are the barriers, facilitators, and preferences for HIV prevention interventions in people experiencing homelessness?
Methods
Mixed methods study synthesising findings from qualitative and quantitative work packages (WP) to
Meet the objectives
WP1: Systematic review: Mixed methods systematic review of the barriers and facilitators for HIV prevention in people experiencing homelessness.
WP2: Rapid Ethnography: Ethnographic fieldwork in homeless health outreach team.
WP3: Focus group discussions (FGDs) and semi-structured interviews (SSIs) with people experiencing homelessness to learn about barriers, facilitators and preferences.
WP4: Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE): 150 people experiencing homelessness will be asked to choose between HIV prevention scenarios accounting for different service provision and intervention characteristics.
WP5: Integrative analysis and co-production of recommendations with PEH and key stakeholders
Key Project Information
Dates: June 2023 - February 2027
Principal Investigator: Erica Pool
Partner: Collaborative Centre for Inclusion Health, UCL
Location: UK
Funding: NIHR DRF
Contact: e.pool@ucl.ac.uk
- Research Team
PhD student project for Erica Pool.
Supervisors: Prof Alison Rodger, Dr Shema Tariq, Prof Andrew Hayward.