Social networks, sexual networks and HIV risk in men who have sex with men

YA Amirkhanian - Current HIV/Aids Reports, 2014 - Springer
Worldwide, men who have sex with men (MSM) remain one of the most HIV-vulnerable
community populations. A global public health priority is develo** new methods of …

Which psychological factors are related to HIV testing? A quantitative systematic review of global studies

M Evangeli, K Pady, AL Wroe - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
Deciding to test for HIV is necessary for receiving HIV treatment and care among those who
are HIV-positive. This article presents a systematic review of quantitative studies on …

Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing among young men who have sex with men and transgender women in Kingston, Jamaica: a qualitative study

CH Logie, A Lacombe‐Duncan, N Brien… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction: Young men who have sex with men (MSM) in Jamaica have the highest HIV
prevalence in the Caribbean. There is little information about HIV among transgender …

Accessing HIV testing and treatment among men who have sex with men in China: a qualitative study

C Wei, H Yan, C Yang, HF Raymond, J Li, H Yang… - AIDS care, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
Barriers to HIV testing and HIV care and treatment pose significant challenges to HIV
prevention among men who have sex with men (MSM) in China. We carried out a qualitative …

Social cohesion, social participation, and HIV related risk among female sex workers in Swaziland

VA Fonner, D Kerrigan, Z Mnisi, S Ketende… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Social capital is important to disadvantaged groups, such as sex workers, as a means of
facilitating internal group-related mutual aid and support as well as access to broader social …

Network influences on the sexual risk behaviors of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men using geosocial networking applications

IW Holloway, CA Pulsipher, J Gibbs… - AIDS and Behavior, 2015 - Springer
Geosocial networking applications (GSN apps) have become increasingly popular among
gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Our study sought to understand …

Evidence of the negative effect of sexual minority stigma on HIV testing among MSM and transgender women in San Salvador, El Salvador

K Andrinopoulos, J Hembling, ME Guardado… - AIDS and Behavior, 2015 - Springer
A cross sectional survey was administered to 670 men who have sex with men (MSM) and
transgender women (TW) in San Salvador through respondent driven sampling to identify …

Social network influence on HIV testing among urban men in Tanzania

TJ Yamanis, E Dervisevic, M Mulawa, DF Conserve… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
Abstract Men in sub-Saharan Africa have low HIV testing rates. Social networks exert an
important influence on men's HIV-related behavior. We examined associations between …

Factors associated with HIV testing and HIV treatment adherence: a systematic review

M Detsis, C Tsioutis, SA Karageorgos… - Current …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Background: The impact of the global economic crisis on HIV-related access and care
remains unclear. The objective of this systematic review of the literature was to evaluate the …

Evidence that HIV-1 CRF01_AE is associated with low CD4+ T cell count and CXCR4 co-receptor usage in recently infected young men who have sex with men (MSM …

X Li, Y Xue, L Zhou, Y Lin, X Yu, X Wang, X Zhen… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Men who have sex with men (MSM) have recently accounted for an alarmingly increasing
proportion of HIV-1 transmission in China. In order to investigate the immune status as a …