Strategies for engaging men in HIV services

CJ Colvin - The Lancet HIV, 2019 - thelancet.com
The importance of men in the global HIV response is increasingly recognised. In most
settings, men are less engaged in HIV services and have worse health outcomes than …

Demand creation for HIV testing services: A systematic review and meta-analysis

AD Wagner, IN Njuguna, J Neary, KA Lawley… - Plos …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Background HIV testing services (HTS) are the first steps in reaching the UNAIDS 95-95-95
goals to achieve and maintain low HIV incidence. Evaluating the effectiveness of different …

Social desirability bias and prevalence of sexual HIV risk behaviors among people who use drugs in Baltimore, Maryland: Implications for identifying individuals prone …

A Rao, K Tobin, M Davey-Rothwell, CA Latkin - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
The role of social desirability bias (SDB) in self-reported HIV risk behaviors continues to be
problematic. This study examined whether SDB was associated with self-reported, via audio …

Shifting gender norms to improve HIV service uptake: Qualitative findings from a large-scale community mobilization intervention in rural South Africa

AM Leddy, A Gottert, N Haberland, J Hove, RL West… - Plos one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Interventions to improve HIV service uptake are increasingly addressing
inequitable and restrictive gender norms. Yet comparatively little is known about which …

Community-led delivery of HIV self-testing to improve HIV testing, ART initiation and broader social outcomes in rural Malawi: study protocol for a cluster-randomised …

PP Indravudh, K Fielding, MK Kumwenda… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background Prevention of new HIV infections is a critical public health issue. The highest
HIV testing gaps are in men, adolescents 15–19 years old, and adults 40 years and older …

Correlates of attendance at community engagement meetings held in advance of bio-behavioral research studies: A longitudinal, sociocentric social network study in …

B Kakuhikire, EN Satinsky, C Baguma… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Community engagement is central to the conduct of health-related research
studies as a way to determine priorities, inform study design and implementation, increase …

Village community mobilization is associated with reduced HIV incidence in young South African women participating in the HPTN 068 study cohort

SA Lippman, AM Leddy, TB Neilands… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa bear a
disproportionate burden of HIV. Community mobilization (CM), defined as community …

A summative content analysis of how programmes to improve the right to sexual and reproductive health address power

M Schaaf, V Boydell, SM Topp, A Iyer, G Sen… - BMJ global health, 2022 - gh.bmj.com
Introduction Power shapes all aspects of global health. The concept of power is not only
useful in understanding the current situation, but it is also regularly mobilised in …

A systematic review of HIV testing implementation strategies in sub-Saharan African countries

I Mannoh, D Amundsen, G Turpin, CE Lyons… - AIDS and behavior, 2022 - Springer
HIV/AIDS remains a looming presence in public health across the world, particularly in Sub-
Saharan Africa. The HIV Care Cascade hinges on testing and knowledge of HIV status …

Effect of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing on HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy initiation in Malawi: A cluster-randomised trial

PP Indravudh, K Fielding, MK Kumwenda… - PLoS …, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Background Undiagnosed HIV infection remains substantial in key population subgroups
including adolescents, older adults, and men, driving ongoing transmission in sub-Saharan …