Kirstin Kielhold
Biographic Data
| ID | 6172844 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Kirstin Kielhold |
| GIVEN NAMES | Kirstin |
| FAMILY NAME | Kielhold |
| SIGNATURE | KIELHOLD K |
| AFFILIATIONS | San Diego State University |
| ORCID | 0009-0000-7175-1854 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 5 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Transportation, administrative burden, and Covid-19
While much research has focused on individual (e.g., mental health, substance use) and structural factors (e.g., stigma, institutional racism) driving HIV inequities, less studied are the macro-structural factors like policies governing healthcare and transportation. Using the framework of structural intersectionality, we explore how transportation barriers and administrative burden - the experience of accessing safety net services as burdensome …
Covid-19 and the Syndemic of Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, Substance Use, and HIV Care Engagement Among Black Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV in the US South
The findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the syndemics of IPV, mental health, and substance use, and these acted as barriers to HIV care engagement. Future adherence interventions should synergistically address syndemic factors to maximize effectiveness
Promises and pitfalls of safer smoking supply distribution in the United States
With rising prevalence of smoking unregulated drugs across the United States, there is a need for more community-based distribution of safer smoking supplies (e.g., glass pipes) to reduce health harms for people who smoke drugs. While smoking supplies are increasingly offered through harm reduction organizations (HROs), which have predominantly focused on addressing injection-related harms, little is known about HROs’ experiences implementing thi…
Association between sex work occupational stigma and inconsistent condom use
BACKGROUND: Women sex workers face substantial health inequities due to structural barriers including criminalisation and stigma. Stigma has been associated with HIV-related inequities among marginalised populations, however, we know less about the impacts of sex work-specific occupational stigma on HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk among women sex workers. Given these research gaps and the disproportionate burden of stigma faced by s…
LAI-ART Awareness, Willingness, Barriers and Facilitators among Black Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV in the US South
Black sexual minority men (BSMM) continue to bear a disproportionate burden of HIV in the United States, with the highest incidence and prevalence in the southern region of the country. In Texas, BSMM living with HIV (BSMM+) have the lowest rates of viral suppression of all SMM and have lower antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence than white and Hispanic SMM. Long-acting injectable ART (LAI-ART) can potentially overcome several barriers to dail…
Association between sex work occupational stigma and inconsistent condom use
BACKGROUND: Women sex workers face substantial health inequities due to structural barriers including criminalisation and stigma. Stigma has been associated with HIV-related inequities among marginalised populations, however, we know less about the impacts of sex work-specific occupational stigma on HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk among women sex workers. Given these research gaps and the disproportionate burden of stigma faced by s…
LAI-ART Awareness, Willingness, Barriers and Facilitators among Black Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV in the US South
Black sexual minority men (BSMM) continue to bear a disproportionate burden of HIV in the United States, with the highest incidence and prevalence in the southern region of the country. In Texas, BSMM living with HIV (BSMM+) have the lowest rates of viral suppression of all SMM and have lower antiretroviral treatment (ART) adherence than white and Hispanic SMM. Long-acting injectable ART (LAI-ART) can potentially overcome several barriers to dail…
Transportation, administrative burden, and Covid-19
While much research has focused on individual (e.g., mental health, substance use) and structural factors (e.g., stigma, institutional racism) driving HIV inequities, less studied are the macro-structural factors like policies governing healthcare and transportation. Using the framework of structural intersectionality, we explore how transportation barriers and administrative burden - the experience of accessing safety net services as burdensome …
Covid-19 and the Syndemic of Intimate Partner Violence, Mental Health, Substance Use, and HIV Care Engagement Among Black Sexual Minority Men Living with HIV in the US South
The findings suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic exacerbated the syndemics of IPV, mental health, and substance use, and these acted as barriers to HIV care engagement. Future adherence interventions should synergistically address syndemic factors to maximize effectiveness
Promises and pitfalls of safer smoking supply distribution in the United States
With rising prevalence of smoking unregulated drugs across the United States, there is a need for more community-based distribution of safer smoking supplies (e.g., glass pipes) to reduce health harms for people who smoke drugs. While smoking supplies are increasingly offered through harm reduction organizations (HROs), which have predominantly focused on addressing injection-related harms, little is known about HROs’ experiences implementing thi…
Association between sex work occupational stigma and inconsistent condom use
BACKGROUND: Women sex workers face substantial health inequities due to structural barriers including criminalisation and stigma. Stigma has been associated with HIV-related inequities among marginalised populations, however, we know less about the impacts of sex work-specific occupational stigma on HIV/sexually transmitted infection (STI) risk among women sex workers. Given these research gaps and the disproportionate burden of stigma faced by s…
Thematic analysis (4 works) · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk (3 works) · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions (3 works) · Medicine (3 works) · Qualitative research (3 works) · Sociology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Environmental health (2 works) · Family medicine (2 works) · Focus group (2 works)