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ArticleAIDS and behavior2026

The Role of Health Networks in Disseminating Knowledge about Infant HIV Testing in Rural Uganda: Population-Based Sociocentric Network Study.

Alison B Comfort, James Moody, Julian Adong, Carol S Camlin, Theodore D Ruel, Scholastic Ashaba, Jessica M Perkins, Charles Baguma, Emily N Satinsky, Justus Kananura and 5 more

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15 authors.

Alison B ComfortBixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA. alison.comfort@ucsf.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-6713-5258
James MoodyDepartment of Sociology, Duke University, Durham, NC, USA.
Julian AdongMbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Carol S CamlinBixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Theodore D RuelDivision of Pediatric Infectious Disease and Global Health, Department of Pediatrics, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Scholastic AshabaMbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Jessica M PerkinsPeabody College, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
Charles BagumaMbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Emily N SatinskyUniversity of Southern California, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Justus KananuraMbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
E Betty NamaraMbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Mercy JulietMbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Bernard KakuhikireMbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda.
Cynthia C HarperBixby Center for Global Reproductive Health, Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California San Francisco, San Francisco, CA, USA.
Alexander C TsaiCenter for Global Health and Mongan Institute, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, USA.

Funding

Science CoreP2CHD065563 · NICHD · DUKE UNIVERSITY · PI James Moody · 2015 to 2026
$5.7M
Perceptions of Social Norms and Personal Propensity to Engage in HIV Testing: A Mixed Methods Study and Intervention in Rural UgandaK01MH115811 · NIMH · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI PERKINS, JESSICA M · 2018 to 2022
$857k
Understanding individual- and social network-level factors affecting infant HIV testing to design social network interventions to increase testing of HIV-exposed infantsK01HD105521 · NICHD · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO · PI COMFORT, ALISON B · 2021 to 2025
$722k
Mentoring in patient-oriented research on the U.S. substance use and HIV syndemicK24DA061696 · NIDA · MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL · PI ALEXANDER C TSAI · 2024 to 2026
$640k
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development K01HD105521NICHD NIH HHS K01 HD105521NICHD NIH HHS P2C HD065563NIDA NIH HHS K24 DA061696NIDA NIH HHS K24DA061696NIMH NIH HHS K01 MH115811NIMH NIH HHS K01MH115811
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Early testing of infants exposed to HIV can significantly decrease mortality for those linked to HIV treatment. Infants exposed to HIV should first be tested at 6 weeks of age, but only 60% are tested as recommended. Little research has focused on the role of social networks in disseminating information about infant HIV testing. We conducted a cross-sectional, sociocentric network study of all adults living in a rural parish in Uganda (N=1,383) and gathered data on socio-demographic characteristics, self-reported HIV status, and knowledge about infant testing recommendations. We administered a culturally-adapted name generator to measure the parish health network. We fitted a multivariable generalized linear regression model with a logit distribution to estimate the association between having at least one social tie with correct knowledge about early infant testing and individual knowledge about infant testing. Having at least one social tie who knew about infant HIV testing at 6 weeks was positively associated with correct knowledge about early infant testing (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.42, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.07- 1.88, p-value=0.02). Correct knowledge about early infant testing was also associated with having daily contact with social ties (aOR 1.31, 95% CI 1.00-1.71, p-value=0.05) and being considered an authority for health advice within the network (aOR 1.81, 95% CI 1.18-2.77, p-value=0.01). These findings suggest that interventions to enhance peer-to-peer information exchange could increase knowledge about early infant testing, since individuals rely on close, frequently contacted social ties. Network-central individuals can also be engaged to disseminate information about early infant testing.

Indexed as

Health Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHIV TestingInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalInformation DisseminationSocial SupportAdolescentAdultCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMass ScreeningMiddle AgedHIV/AIDSHIV knowledgeInfant diagnosisInfant HIV testingInformation disseminationSocial networksUganda

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PMID41071498
PMCPMC12912738

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