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ArticleHealth education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education2026

COVID-19-Related Diminished Peer HIV Communication Intentions Among Sexual and Gender Expansive Individuals in Kazakhstan.

Yong Gun Lee, Vitaliy Vinogradov, Gaukhar Mergenova, Emily Allen Paine, Caitlin I Laughney, Kelsey Reeder, Alissa Davis, Sholpan Primbetova, Assel Terlikbayeva, Elwin Wu

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Yong Gun LeeThe University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong.ORCID 0000-0002-5838-3337
Vitaliy VinogradovColumbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Gaukhar MergenovaColumbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0003-4702-1944
Emily Allen PaineColumbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.
Caitlin I LaughneyColumbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-7304-9943
Kelsey ReederColumbia University School of Social Work, New York, NY, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-6088-5854
Alissa DavisColumbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0003-2084-9741
Sholpan PrimbetovaColumbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan.
Assel TerlikbayevaColumbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0002-4067-1998
Elwin WuColumbia University Global Health Research Center of Central Asia, Almaty, Kazakhstan.ORCID 0000-0003-4253-3430

Funding

The Statistics, Data Science, and Data Management (SDM) CoreP30MH043520 · NIMH · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI MILTON L WAINBERG · 2003 to 2026
$48.2M
INSPIRE : Interdisciplinary Social and Behavioral Science Prevention and Intervention REsearch in HIVT32MH019139 · NIMH · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI Claude Ann Mellins, Jae M. Sevelius · 1989 to 2026
$10.8M
Increasing Involvement of MSM in the Continuum of Care in KazakhstanR01DA040513 · NIDA · COLUMBIA UNIV NEW YORK MORNINGSIDE · PI WU, ELWIN · 2016 to 2020
$3.4M
Addressing Economic Stress to Improve HIV Prevention and Care Outcomes in the United StatesK01MH128117 · NIMH · NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE DBA RESEARCH FOUNDATION FOR MENTAL HYGIENE, INC · PI Emily Allen Paine · 2022 to 2026
$598k
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA040513NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH128117NIMH NIH HHS P30 MH043520NIMH NIH HHS T32 MH019139
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Abstract

The COVID-19 pandemic disrupted HIV service use among sexual and gender expansive (SGE) individuals in Kazakhstan and could further erode other key behavioral dimensions of HIV prevention, such as peer HIV communication intentions. We examined the association between COVID-19 disruptions to HIV service use and behavioral intention of peer HIV communication among SGE individuals enrolled in an HIV prevention trial in Kazakhstan, using data from the first 6 months of COVID-19 disruptions assessment (May-October 2020). Among 455 participants retained in the clinical trial during this period, 101 (22%) reported any COVID-19-induced disruption to HIV service use and 212 (47%) fell in the low-range intention of peer HIV communication. Being in the low-range intention was positively associated with reporting HIV service use disruptions, especially among SGE individuals living with HIV. Study findings warrant efforts of to address pandemic disruptions when promoting and sustaining peer HIV communication among MSM and TSM in Kazakhstan.

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CommunicationCOVID-19HIV InfectionsIntentionPeer GroupSexual and Gender MinoritiesAdultFemaleHumansKazakhstanMaleMiddle AgedSARS-CoV-2HIVKazakhstanmen who have sex with menpeer communicationtransgender health

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PMCPMC13459642

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