ArticleBMC infectious diseases2021
Increasing the HIV testing among MSM through HIV test result exchange mechanism: study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.
Article in BMC infectious diseases, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03984136 (The Effectiveness of HIV Results Exchange Mechanism on Promoting Testing Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex With Men), which is not on this map. Cited by 9 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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The Effectiveness of HIV Results Exchange Mechanism on Promoting Testing Behavior Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.
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- WeChat-Based HIV e-Report, a New Approach for HIV Serostatus Requests and Disclosures Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Prospective Subgroup Analysis of a Randomized Controlled TrialJMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2023Trial
- Accuracy of the Self-Administered Rapid HIV Urine Test in a Real-World Setting and Individual Preferences for HIV Self-Testing - Guangzhou City, Guangdong Province, China, July 2020-February 2021.China CDC weekly · 2025Article
- Analyzing Social Support from Facebook on Viral Suppression among Young Black Men Who Have Sex with Men Living with HIV: A Pilot Study.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2024Article
- Impact of Awareness of Sexual Partners' HIV Serostatus on the HIV Acquisition among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Guangzhou, China: A Nested Case-Control Study.Archives of sexual behavior · 2024Article
- Examining HIV Testing Coverage and Factors Influencing First-Time Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in Zhejiang Province, China: Cross-Sectional Study Based on a Large Internet Survey.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2024Article
- Impact of Social Media Use on HIV Testing and Related Mediator among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Shandong Province, China.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Article
- Self-Testing as a Hope to Reduce HIV in Transgender Women-Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022Review
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backgroundHIV testing is an essential gateway to HIV prevention and treatment thus controlling the HIV epidemic. More innovative interventions are needed to increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) since their testing rate is still low. We proposed an online HIV test results exchange mechanism whereby the one without a certified online HIV report will be asked to test HIV for exchanging HIV report with others. The exchange mechanism is developed as an extension to the existing online HIV testing service system. Through the extended system, MSM can obtain certified online HIV reports and exchange their reports with friends via WeChat. This study aims to assess effectiveness of the exchange mechanism to increase the HIV testing rate among MSM.
methodsThis study will use a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) design. Participants are recruited based on the unit of individual social network, the sender and the receivers of the HIV report. An individual social network is composed of one sender (ego) and one or more receivers (alters). In this study, MSM in an HIV testing clinic are recruited as potential egos and forwarded online reports to their WeChat friends voluntarily. Friends are invited to participate by report links and become alters. Ego and alters serve as a cluster and are randomized to the group using the certified online HIV report with exchange mechanism (intervention group) or without exchange mechanism (control group). Alters are the intervention targeting participants. The primary outcome is HIV testing rate. Other outcomes are sexual transmitted infections, sexual behaviors, HIV testing norms, stigma, risk perception and HIV report delivery. The outcomes will be assessed at baseline and follow-up questionnaires. Analysis will be according to intention to treat approach and using mixed-effect models with networks and individuals as random effects. DISCUSSION: This is the first study to evaluate the effectiveness of an HIV test result exchange mechanism to increase the HIV testing among MSM. This assessment of the intervention will also provide scientific evidence on other potential effects. Findings from this study will yield insights for sustainability driven by communities' intrinsic motivation. Trail registration: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03984136. Registered 12 June 2019.
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