Observational studyArchives of sexual behavior2016
Association of Internalized and Social Network Level HIV Stigma With High-Risk Condomless Sex Among HIV-Positive African American Men.
Observational study in Archives of sexual behavior, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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- Use of social network analysis in the development, dissemination, implementation, and sustainability of health behavior interventions for adults: A systematic review.Social science & medicine (1982) · 2019Pooled it
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Game Changers, a Social Network Intervention for HIV Prevention in Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2026Trial
- Longitudinal Correlates of Internalized HIV Stigma Among Ugandan PLWH.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Multiple marginalized identities and internalized HIV stigma among people living with HIV in South Florida: An intersectional approach.PloS one · 2025Article
- Protective and Compensatory Effects of Group Identification on the Mental Health of People Living with HIV.Archives of sexual behavior · 2021Article
- The Influence of Peers on PrEP Perceptions and Use Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men: A Qualitative Examination.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
- Perceptions of PrEP Use Within Primary Relationships Among Young Black Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men.Archives of sexual behavior · 2020Article
- The Effect of Psycho-Social Problems on Risky Behaviors in People Living With HIV in Tehran, Iran.Journal of family & reproductive health · 2018Article
- Unpacking the Influence of Sexual Stigma on HIV Risk: Results From a Prospective Study of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Beijing, China.Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) · 2017Article
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Abstract
We examined whether internalized HIV stigma and perceived HIV stigma from social network members (alters), including the most popular and most similar alter, predicted condomless intercourse with negative or unknown HIV status partners among 125 African American HIV-positive men. In a prospective, observational study, participants were administered surveys at baseline and months 6 and 12, with measures including sexual behavior, internalized HIV stigma, and an egocentric social network assessment that included several measures of perceived HIV stigma among alters. In longitudinal multivariable models comparing the relative predictive value of internalized stigma versus various measures of alter stigma, significant predictors of having had condomless intercourse included greater internalized HIV stigma (in all models), the perception that a popular (well-connected) alter or alter most like the participant agrees with an HIV stigma belief, and the interaction of network density with having any alter that agrees with a stigma belief. The interaction indicated that the protective effect of greater density (connectedness between alters) in terms of reduced risk behavior dissipated in the presence of perceived alter stigma. These findings call for interventions that help people living with HIV to cope with their diagnosis and reduce stigma, and inform the targets of social network-based and peer-driven HIV prevention interventions.
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