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Trial reportAmerican journal of public health2014

Project HOPE: online social network changes in an HIV prevention randomized controlled trial for African American and Latino men who have sex with men.

Sean D Young, Ian Holloway, Devan Jaganath, Eric Rice, Drew Westmoreland, Thomas Coates

Abstract readRandomized Controlled Trial
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Trial report in American journal of public health, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 68 papers, 10 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

68 citing papers in PubMed, 10 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

  1. Measurement and evaluation of community engagement in complex, chronic medical conditions: HIV and obesity as exemplar conditions.Obesity reviews : an official journal of the International Association for the Study of Obesity · 2025
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  19. Mpox on Reddit: a Thematic Analysis of Online Posts on Mpox on a Social Media Platform among Key Populations.Journal of urban health : bulletin of the New York Academy of Medicine · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors.

Sean D YoungSean D. Young is with the Center for Digital Behavior, Department of Family Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Ian Holloway is with the Department of Social Welfare, University of California, Los Angeles. Devan Jaganath is with the Department of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles. Eric Rice is with the Department of Social Work, University of Southern California, Los Angeles. Drew Westmoreland is with the Department of Epidemiology, University of California, Los Angeles. Thomas Coates is with the Center for World Health, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles.
Ian Holloway
Devan Jaganath
Eric Rice
Drew Westmoreland
Thomas Coates

Funding

UCLA Rapid, Relevant, Rigorous Implementation Science HubP30MH058107 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI Nina Thawata Harawa · 1997 to 2026
$53.5M
Using online social networks for HIV prevention in African American/Latino MSMK01MH090884 · NIMH · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LOS ANGELES · PI YOUNG, SEAN · 2010 to 2014
$842k
NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH 090884NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH090884NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH058107
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesWe examined whether and how an HIV prevention diffusion-based intervention spread throughout participants' online social networks and whether changes in social network ties were associated with increased HIV prevention and testing behaviors.

methodsWe randomly assigned 112 primarily racial/ethnic minority men who have sex with men (MSM) to receive peer-delivered HIV (intervention) or general health (control) information over 12 weeks through closed Facebook groups. We recorded participants' public Facebook friend networks at baseline (September 2010) and follow-up (February 2011), and assessed whether changes in network growth were associated with changes in health engagement and HIV testing.

resultsWithin-group ties increased in both conditions from baseline to follow-up. Among the intervention group, we found a significant positive relation between increased network ties and using social media to discuss sexual behaviors. We found a positive trending relationship between increased network ties and likelihood of HIV testing, follow-up for test results, and participation in online community discussions. No significant differences were seen within control groups.

conclusionsAmong high-risk MSM, peer-led social media HIV prevention interventions can increase community cohesion. These changes appear to be associated with increased HIV prevention and testing behaviors.

Indexed as

Acquired Immunodeficiency SyndromeAdultBlack or African AmericanHealth PromotionHispanic or LatinoHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleSocial MediaSocial Support

Identifiers

PMID25033137
PMCPMC4151951

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