Trial reportAIDS and behavior2020
A Pilot Test of Game Changers, a Social Network Intervention to Empower People with HIV to be Prevention Advocates in Uganda.
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- Advances in research of HIV transmission networks.Chinese medical journal · 2020Pooled it
- Randomized Controlled Trial of Game Changers, a Social Network Intervention for HIV Prevention in Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2026Trial
- Effects of a peer advocacy intervention on cervical cancer screening among social network members: results of a randomized controlled trial in Uganda.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2023Trial
- Food Insecurity During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Longitudinal Mixed-Methods Study from a Cohort of HIV Clients in Uganda.AIDS and behavior · 2023Trial
- Examination of Mediators and Moderators to Understand How and in What Context Game Changers Increases HIV Prevention Advocacy Among Persons Living With HIV in Uganda.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2021Trial
- Mediators of the effects of an HIV prevention advocacy training intervention on prevention advocacy among persons living with HIV in Uganda.Journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Diffusion of HIV Prevention Advocacy in Social Networks of Persons Living with HIV in Uganda.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- Longitudinal Correlates of Internalized HIV Stigma Among Ugandan PLWH.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Peer network approaches for improving HIV testing, prevention and care utilisation among men in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review.BMJ open · 2026Article
- Correlates of HIV Prevention Advocacy by Persons Living with HIV in Kampala, Uganda: A Cross-sectional Evaluation of a Conceptual Model.International journal of behavioral medicine · 2026Article
- HIV prevention through social networks: evidence from a randomized controlled trial of a peer advocacy intervention in Kampala, Uganda.Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services · 2025Article
- Interventions for stigma reduction in HIV treatment and prevention designed to enhance antiretroviral uptake and adherence: A systematic review.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Participatory management and sustainable ecosystem management indicators.Scientific reports · 2024Article
- Concordance of HIV Prevention Advocacy Reports and its Associations with HIV Protective Behaviors.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Enhanced Oral Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) Implementation for Ugandan Fisherfolk: Pilot Intervention Outcomes.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Characteristics of Received HIV Prevention Advocacy from Persons Living with HIV in Uganda, and Associations with HIV Testing and Condom Use Among Social Network Members.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
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- Stakeholder perspectives on the Kisoboka intervention: A behavioral and structural intervention to reduce hazardous alcohol use and improve HIV care engagement among men living with HIV in Ugandan fishing communities.Drug and alcohol dependence · 2023Article
- Social network-based group intervention to promote uptake of cervical cancer screening in Uganda: study protocol for a pilot randomized controlled trial.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2022Article
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Abstract
We conducted a pilot randomized controlled trial of Game Changers, a 6-session group intervention that empowers people with HIV to be HIV prevention advocates in their social networks. Ninety-nine people with HIV (51 intervention, 48 wait-list control) and 58 of their social network members (alters) completed baseline and 5- and 8-month post-baseline assessments. Results indicated high acceptability, demonstrated by participants' and facilitators' positive attitudes qualitatively and favorable ratings of intervention sessions quantitatively, and high feasibility (76% attended all intervention sessions). Intention-to-treat analyses indicated significantly increased HIV prevention advocacy among HIV-positive participants and alters [b (SE) = 0.4 (0.2), p = .017; b (SE) = 0.4 (0.2), p = .035]; reduced internalized HIV stigma [b (SE) = - 0.3 (0.1), p = .012], increased HIV-serostatus disclosure [b (SE) = 0.1 (0.1), p = .051], and increased social network density among HIV-positive participants [b (SE) = 0.1 (0.03), p = .004]; and marginally reduced condomless sex among alters [OR (95% CI) = 0.3 (0.1-1.2), p = .08]. Positioning people with HIV as central to prevention has the potential to reduce stigma and improve prevention outcomes throughout social networks.
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