Using the Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (MIPA) Framework to Assess the Engagement of Sexual Minority Men of Color in the US HIV Response: a Literature Review

Authors

Jordan Lee Coleman, The Institute for Family Health, New York, NY, USA.
Mickaya Jones, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital, Chicago, IL, USA.
Dejuan Washington, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, USA.
Ellen Almirol, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5837 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5065, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Peter Forberg, Population Health Innovation Lab, Oakland, CA, USA.
Typhanye V. Dyer, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA.
Andrew Spieldenner, MPact Global, Oakland, CA, USA.
Omar Martinez, College of Medicine, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL, USA.
Carlos E. Rodriguez-Diaz, Department of Prevention and Community Health, George Washington University - Milken Institute School of Public Health, Washington, DC, USA.
Sharon D. Parker, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, Greensboro, NC, USA.
John A. Schneider, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5837 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5065, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA.
Russell Brewer, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago, 5837 S. Maryland Avenue, MC 5065, Chicago, IL, 60637, USA. rbrewer@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

9-28-2022

Journal

Journal of racial and ethnic health disparities

DOI

10.1007/s40615-022-01417-0

Keywords

Black men who have sex with men; Community engagement; HIV; Latino men who have sex with men; MIPA

Abstract

Black and Latino sexual minority men (SMM) continue to be disproportionately impacted by HIV. We utilized eight components of the Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (MIPA) framework to assess the engagement of Black and Latino SMM. Thirty-six (36) studies were included in the literature review. Forty-two percent of studies were Black SMM-specific, followed by Latino SMM-specific (31%) studies. Twenty-eight percent of studies were conducted among both groups. Most studies (72%) were intervention-related and focused on HIV prevention. The top five most common methods of community engagement were focus groups (39%), followed by interviews (36%), community-based participatory research (14%), the utilization of community advisory boards or peer mentorship (11%), and the establishment of multi-stakeholder coalitions, observations, or surveys (8%). We documented at least 7 MIPA components in 47% of the included studies. Community-based participatory research was more commonly utilized to engage Latino SMM. Researchers were more likely to initiate the engagement across all included studies. Few studies documented how Black and Latino SMM perceived the engagement. Engagement responsiveness was a well-documented MIPA component. In terms of engagement power dynamics, there were several examples of power imbalances, especially among Black SMM-specific studies. The inclusion of Black and Latino SMM had robust impacts on HIV research and interventions. There were limited examples of engagement capacity and maintenance. This is one of the first studies focused on utilizing MIPA to document the engagement of SMM of color. MIPA served as a useful framework for understanding the engagement of SMM of color in the US HIV response. The engagement of SMM of color is critical to reducing health inequities.

APA Citation

Coleman, Jordan Lee; Jones, Mickaya; Washington, Dejuan; Almirol, Ellen; Forberg, Peter; Dyer, Typhanye V.; Spieldenner, Andrew; Martinez, Omar; Rodriguez-Diaz, Carlos E.; Parker, Sharon D.; Schneider, John A.; and Brewer, Russell, "Using the Meaningful Involvement of People Living with HIV/AIDS (MIPA) Framework to Assess the Engagement of Sexual Minority Men of Color in the US HIV Response: a Literature Review" (2022). GW Authored Works. Paper 1586.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/1586

Department

Prevention and Community Health