ArticleAIDS and behavior2017
Social Network Influence on HIV Testing Among Urban Men in Tanzania.
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Microfinance and Health Intervention Trial for Youth in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
Self-Test Strategies and Linkage Incentives to Improve ART and PrEP Uptake in Men
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43 citing papers in PubMed, 61 citations in OpenAlex.
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- Changing attitudes towards HIV testing and treatment among three generations of men in Cameroon: a qualitative analysis using the Fogg Behavior Model.BMC public health · 2023Article
- Uptake of HIV testing among aging adults in Agincourt, South Africa: perception of community, social network, and individual characteristics.African journal of AIDS research : AJAR · 2022Article
- Protocol: Mapping social networks, social influence and sexual health among youth in rural KwaZulu-Natal, the Sixhumene cohort study.Wellcome open research · 2022Article
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Abstract
Men in sub-Saharan Africa have low HIV testing rates. Social networks exert an important influence on men's HIV-related behavior. We examined associations between network factors and HIV testing among men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Data are from the baseline assessment of an HIV prevention trial with 48 primarily male networks. Among 923 sexually active men, 52 % had ever tested for HIV. In a random effects logistic regression model, men in the network core were 1.50 times more likely (p < .05) to test than those in the periphery. Percentage of women in the network was associated with men's increased HIV testing (AOR 4.24, p < .05). Perception of network HIV stigma was negatively associated with HIV testing (AOR 0.92, p < .01). Thinking at least one close friend tested for HIV was associated with increased testing (AOR 2.66, p < .001). Social network interventions are a promising approach for scaling up men's HIV testing.
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