TRUST: Assessing the Efficacy of an Intervention to Increase HIV Self-Testing Among Young Black Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transwomen

Frye, Victoria; Nandi, Vijay; Paige, Mark Q.; McCrossin, Jermaine; Lucy, Debbie; Gwadz, Marya; Sullivan, Patrick S.; Hoover, Donald R.; Wilton, Leo

doi:10.1007/s10461-020-03091-x

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“… 26 , 43 , 51 , 52 , 57 , 58 , 64 , 71 , 76 , 78 , 79 Most studies were implemented after 2000. 20 – 26 , 34 – 37 , 39 – 79 , 81 …”

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“… 43 , 53 , 54 , 65 , 71 , 74 , 78 , 79 , 81 Thirty-one interventions were evaluated by RCTs. 20 , 21 , 23 , 26 , 35 , 36 , 38 , 42 – 44 , 49 – 51 , 53 , 54 , 57 , 59 , 64 , 65 , 67 , 68 , 71 – 76 , 78 – 81 Eleven studies were evaluated by using a quasi-experimental design; 24 , 25 , 33 , 34 , 39 , 41 , 45 , 47 , 55 , 60 , 61 5 of the 11 used a pretest-posttest design. 24 , 25 ...…”

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“…at local venues, communities, LGBT health care organizations and sexual health clinics), advertisements placed in communities, venues, and print media frequented or used by MSM, to referrals from other participants, friends of participants, and clinicians. 20 , 21 , 25 , 34 , 36 , 38 , 44 , 45 , 47 , 49 , 50 , 57 , 59 , 61 , 65 , 66 , 68 , 72 – 75 , 78 , 81 Peer recruitment within their social networks or venues-based peer outreach were also reported. 35 , 60 , 80 Online recruitment included advertisements placed on gay-oriented sexual networking websites, social media sites and social magazines.…”

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“…While these interventions were successful to promote HIV testing among MSM in a defined period of time, they also have had various levels of limitations in generalizability and sustainability post the intervention period. 20 – 26 …”

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Evidence and implication of interventions across various socioecological levels to address HIV testing uptake among men who have sex with men in the United States: A systematic review

2022

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Objectives: Strengthening HIV testing uptake is critical to curtail the HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men in the United States. Despite the implementation of various interventions to promote HIV testing among men who have sex with men, few aggregated evidence is presented to reflect the “lessons learned” and inform future directions. The objective of this systematic review is to comprehensively summarize published studies that described, tested, and evaluated outcomes (e.g. efficacy, effectiveness, acceptability, feasibility and/or qualitative opinions) associated with an HIV testing intervention and identify gaps as well as opportunities to inform the design and implementation of future interventions to enhance HIV testing uptake among men who have sex with men in the United States. Methods: We followed the PRISMA guidelines and conducted a systematic review of articles (published by 23 July 2021) by searching multiple databases (PubMed, MEDLINE, Web of Science and PsycINFO). Results: Among the total number of 3505 articles found through multiple databases, 56 papers were included into the review. Interventional modules that demonstrated acceptability, feasibility and efficacy to improve HIV testing uptake among men who have sex with men include: HIV self-testing, interpersonal-level (e.g. peer-led, couple-based) interventions, personalized interventions and technology-based interventions (e.g. mHealth). Aggregated evidence also reflects the lack of individualized interventions that simultaneously address time-varying needs across multiple socioecological levels (e.g. individual, interpersonal, community, structural and societal). Conclusion: Development of interventions to improve HIV testing rates and frequency of men who have sex with men has proliferated in recent years. Our review presents important implications in sustaining and improving interventions to address HIV testing uptake among men who have sex with men in the United States.

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“… 26 , 43 , 51 , 52 , 57 , 58 , 64 , 71 , 76 , 78 , 79 Most studies were implemented after 2000. 20 – 26 , 34 – 37 , 39 – 79 , 81 …”

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Evidence and implication of interventions across various socioecological levels to address HIV testing uptake among men who have sex with men in the United States: A systematic review

2022

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“…Friendship pairs engaged in a peerdelivered interactive session focused on HIV selftesting, identifying and communicating peer support needed for consistent testing and planning for risk reduction, and developing a personalized plan to support themselves and their friend in their prevention goals. The novel focus on friendships instead of romantic partnerships may be more relevant to the developmental stage of younger populations [45 ]. Although these recent dyadic interventions show promise, it is not clear whether they will have an impact on improving HIV prevention and care continua outcomes among priority populations in real-world settings.…”

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Behavioral and social interventions to promote optimal HIV prevention and care continua outcomes in the United States

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2022

Current Opinion in HIV and AIDS

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Purpose of reviewThis review reports on trends in behavioral and social intervention research in the United States published over the past year (2020-2021) investigating HIV prevention and care outcomes, organized by the level of intervention focus -individual, dyadic, and organizational. Recent findingsResearchers have continued to develop and evaluate behavioral and social interventions to reduce HIV acquisition risk and disease progression. With few exceptions, social and behavioral interventions have primarily focused on individuals as the unit of behavior change. Interventions operating at the individual-, dyadic-, and organizational-level have made strides to reduce HIV transmission risk and disease progressing by addressing mental health, substance use, stigma, peer and romantic relationships, and, to some extent, structural vulnerabilities.

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Factors associated with mobile app‐based ordering of HIV self‐test kits among men who have sex with men in Atlanta, Detroit and New York City: an exploratory secondary analysis of a randomized control trial

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Introduction:The United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention currently recommends HIV screening at least annually among sexually active gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (MSM), but only half report being tested in the past year in the United States. As HIV self-test kits are becoming more available around the United States via web and app-based interventions, it is important to understand who is willing and able to order them. This analysis sought to better understand predictors of free HIV self-test kit utilization among MSM in M-cubed, an HIV prevention mobile app intervention trial in Atlanta, Detroit and New York City. Methods: We conducted an exploratory secondary analysis of self-report and in-app data collected from the intervention arm of the M-Cubed study from 24 January 2018 to 31 October 2019. Behavioural, demographic and other potential predictors of HIV self-test ordering were identified from Social Cognitive Theoretical underpinnings of the app, and from the literature. Significant predictor variables in bivariate analyses were considered for inclusion in the empiric multivariable model. Demographic variables chosen a priori were then added to a final model estimating adjusted prevalence ratios (aPR). Results: Over half of the 417 intervention participants ordered an HIV self-test kit during the study. In bivariate analyses, ordering a kit was associated with HIV testing history, plans to get tested and reported likelihood of getting tested. In the final model, participants were more likely to order a kit if they reported plans to get tested in the next 3 months (aPR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.18-2.11) or had not tested for HIV in the past 3 months (aPR = 1.38, 95% CI: 1.13-1.70). There was no difference in HIV self-test kit ordering by income, race/ethnicity or age. Conclusions: HIV testing is an important tool in ending the HIV epidemic and must be accessible and frequent for key populations. This study demonstrates the effectiveness of HIV self-test kits in reaching populations with suboptimal testing rates and shows that self-testing may supplement community-based and clinical testing while helping overcome some of the structural barriers that limit access to annual HIV prevention services for MSM.

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TRUST: Assessing the Efficacy of an Intervention to Increase HIV Self-Testing Among Young Black Men Who have Sex with Men (MSM) and Transwomen

Cited by 19 publications

References 60 publications

Evidence and implication of interventions across various socioecological levels to address HIV testing uptake among men who have sex with men in the United States: A systematic review

Evidence and implication of interventions across various socioecological levels to address HIV testing uptake among men who have sex with men in the United States: A systematic review

Behavioral and social interventions to promote optimal HIV prevention and care continua outcomes in the United States

Factors associated with mobile app‐based ordering of HIV self‐test kits among men who have sex with men in Atlanta, Detroit and New York City: an exploratory secondary analysis of a randomized control trial

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