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ArticleAIDS and behavior2026

Undetectable = Untransmittable (U = U) Awareness and HIV Treatment Optimism Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Mumbai, India.

Jatin Chaudary, Shruta Rawat, Alpana Dange, Sarit A Golub, Ryung S Kim, Naveen Mutyala, Venkatesan Chakrapani, Kenneth H Mayer, Julia Arnsten, Viraj V Patel

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Jatin ChaudaryResearch Unit, The Humsafar Trust, Mumbai, India.
Shruta RawatResearch Unit, The Humsafar Trust, Mumbai, India.
Alpana DangeResearch Unit, The Humsafar Trust, Mumbai, India.
Sarit A GolubDepartment of Psychology, Hunter College, City University of New York, New York, NY, USA.
Ryung S KimDepartment of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA.
Naveen MutyalaResearch Unit, The Humsafar Trust, Mumbai, India.
Venkatesan ChakrapaniCentre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy, Chennai, India.
Kenneth H MayerThe Fenway Institute, Fenway Health, Boston, MA, USA.
Julia ArnstenDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA.
Viraj V PatelDivision of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Montefiore Health System, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Bronx, NY, 10461, USA. viraj.patel@einsteinmed.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5603-9823

Funding

Patient and Population Health Outcomes Research SWGP30AI124414 · NIAID · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE, INC · PI Vinayaka R. Prasad · 2017 to 2026
$28.3M
CHALO!: A mobile technology based intervention to accelerate HIV testing and linkage to prevention and treatmentR01MH119001 · NIMH · ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE · PI PATEL, VIRAJ V · 2020 to 2024
$2.9M
a National Institutes of Mental Health, NIH USA R01MH119001Einstein-Rockefeller-CUNY Center for AIDS Research P30AI124414NIAID NIH HHS P30 AI124414NIMH NIH HHS R01 MH119001
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Abstract

Little is known about Undetectable=Untransmittable (U = U) awareness among MSM in India. We analyzed baseline survey data from MSM (N = 1004) in an mHealth HIV testing trial in Mumbai and Thane, India. We assessed factors associated with U = U awareness and agreement (HIV treatment optimism) using multivariable Poisson regression. U = U awareness (29%) was associated with English survey completion, searching for sexual health information online, awareness of PrEP/PEP, and participation in MSM-focused HIV prevention programs (all P < 0.05). Overall, 50% of the participants agreed with HIV treatment optimism, which was associated with searching for sexual health information online, PrEP knowledge, and being out about their sexual orientation. Focused, culturally tailored U = U education is needed to improve awareness and treatment optimism among diverse Indian MSM.

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Anti-HIV AgentsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleOptimismAdolescentAdultHumansIndiaMaleMiddle AgedPre-Exposure ProphylaxisSexual BehaviorSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung AdultAnti-HIV AgentsAntiretroviral therapyHIV Infections/Prevention & controlStigmaTreatment as preventionViral suppression

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PMCPMC13486109

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