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Title: A Mixed Methods Analysis of Southern HIV Service Organizations' Implementation of Harm Reduction to Address the HIV and Opioid Syndemic.
Authors: McCormick, Katie A., Stanton, Megan C., Ali, Samira B.
Source: Journal of Behavioral Health Services & Research. Jan2024, Vol. 51 Issue 1, p44-56. 13p.
Subjects: Mixed methods research, HIV, Opioid abuse, Epidemics, Harm reduction
Abstract: Southern HIV Service Organizations (SHSOs) are promising sites for the adoption and implementation of harm reduction as a means for addressing the HIV and opioid syndemic. However, little research to date has examined exactly how harm reduction is operationalized within and among SHSOs. Using program evaluation data (i.e., organizational assessment data and semi-structured qualitative group interview data with SHSO staff), this study aimed to characterize organizational implementation of harm reduction among SHSOs that sought harm reduction capacity-building assistance (i.e., training, coaching, funding) from the SUSTAIN Center. Authors utilized a convergent mixed methods design in which quantitative and qualitative approaches were employed in parallel to gain simultaneous insights into how harm reduction was operationalized in SHSOs and how the local context influenced implementation. Means and proportions of each organizational assessment domain were compared. Thematic analysis of group interview transcripts examined SHSO staff perceptions of harm reduction implementation in their respective communities. Quantitative results revealed that SHSOs most commonly operationalize harm reduction in the Outreach, Advocacy, and Principles domains but struggle to do so in terms of Services and Organizational Infrastructure. Qualitative results revealed that various factors in SHSOs' local context, such as the community's lack of knowledge and understanding of harm reduction, limited harm reduction services, and a challenging socio-political context, influence SHSOs implementation of harm reduction. Taken together, analyses reveal that (1) SHSOs expend significant effort conducting outreach activities because Southern communities are generally unaware of harm reduction, (2) SHSOs continually advocate for harm reduction in the midst of a challenging socio-political context, and (3) SHSOs offer fewer harm reduction services and integrate harm reduction into their organizational infrastructure to a lesser extent due to external, contextual factors. The combination of organizational-level data and SHSO staff insights provided by this mixed methods study have implications for policy advocacy, funding initiatives, and capacity-building efforts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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