ArticleAIDS and behavior2015
Feasibility of Recruiting Peer Educators to Promote HIV Testing Using Facebook Among Men Who have Sex with Men in Peru.
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- High-Risk Sexual Behaviors and Health Services Needs Among Bisexual Men in Peru: A Cross-Sectional Study.International journal of sexual health : official journal of the World Association for Sexual Health · 2025Article
- Digital Strategies Supporting Social Network Approaches to HIV Testing: A Scoping Review.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2024Article
- Increasing HIV/AIDS knowledge among urban ethnic minority youth: Findings from a community-based prevention intervention program.Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services · 2021Article
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- Peer Group Focused eHealth Strategies to Promote HIV Prevention, Testing, and Care Engagement.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2020Review
- Gay Men's Understanding and Education of New HIV Prevention Technologies in Vancouver, Canada.Qualitative health research · 2017Article
- Does age matter? Sexual event-level analysis of age-disparate sexual partners among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) in Vancouver, Canada.Sexually transmitted infections · 2017Article
- Social media in public health: an analysis of national health authorities and leading causes of death in Spanish-speaking Latin American and Caribbean countries.BMC medical informatics and decision making · 2017Article
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- Use of social media for sexual health promotion: a scoping review.Global health action · 2016Article
- A cross-sectional study of low HIV testing frequency and high-risk behaviour among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Lima, Peru.BMC public health · 2015Article
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Abstract
A peer leader-based intervention using social media can be an effective means to encourage Peruvian gay men to test for HIV. The objective was to explore the feasibility of recruiting and training leaders to deliver a peer intervention via Facebook to promote HIV testing. Training consisted of three sessions focused on HIV epidemiology, consequences of stigma associated with HIV, and ways to use Facebook. We performed pre- and post-training evaluations to assess HIV knowledge and comfort using Facebook. We trained 34 peer leaders. At baseline, the majority of peer leaders were already qualified and knowledgeable about HIV prevention and use of social media. We found a significant increase in proportion of peer leaders who were comfortable using social media to discuss about sexual partners and about STIs. It is feasible to recruit peer leaders who are qualified to conduct a social media based HIV prevention intervention in Peru.
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