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Using social media to increase HIV testing among gay and bisexual men, other men who have sex with men, and transgender persons: Outcomes from a randomized community trial

  • Scott D. Rhodes
  • , Thomas P. Mccoy
  • , Amanda E. Tanner
  • , Jason Stowers
  • , Laura H. Bachmann
  • , Annie L. Nguyen
  • , Michael W. Ross

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Abstract

We tested an intervention designed to increase human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing among men who have sex with men and transgender persons within existing and commonly used social media. At follow-up, intervention communities had significantly higher past 12-month HIV testing than the comparison communities. Findings suggest that promoting HIV testing via social media can increase testing.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1450-1453
Number of pages4
JournalClinical Infectious Diseases
Volume62
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Jun 1 2016

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America.

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being

Keywords

  • HIV testing
  • MSM
  • community trial
  • intervention
  • social media

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