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The Influence of Social Networks on Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive Youth in Rural Kenya and Uganda.


ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:HIV-infected youth in sub-Saharan Africa are less likely to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) than older adults. SETTING AND METHODS:Adult (?15 years) residents enumerated during a census in 32 communities in rural Kenya and Uganda named social contacts in 5 domains: health, money, emotional support, food, and free time. Named contacts were matched to other enumerated residents to build social networks among 150,395 adults; 90% were tested for HIV at baseline. Among youth (15-24 years) who were ART naive at baseline (2013-2014), we evaluated whether having ?1 network contact who was HIV infected predicted ART initiation within 3 years and modification of this association by age and strength of contact, using logistic regression with robust standard errors. RESULTS:Among 1120 HIV-infected youth who were ART naive at baseline, 805 remained alive and community residents after 3 years. Of these, 270 (33.5%) named at least one baseline HIV-infected contact; 70% (569/805) subsequently initiated ART. Youth with ?1 HIV-infected same-age baseline contact were more likely to initiate ART [adjusted odds ratio (aOR), 2.95; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.49 to 5.86] than those with no HIV-infected contact, particularly if the contact was a strong tie (named in >1 domain; aOR, 5.33; 95% CI: 3.34 to 8.52). When nonhousehold contacts were excluded, having an HIV-infected same age contact who was a strong tie remained associated with ART initiation (aOR, 2.81; 95% CI: 1.76 to 4.49). CONCLUSIONS:Interventions that increase and strengthen existing social connections to other HIV-infected peers at the time of HIV diagnosis may increase ART initiation among HIV-infected youth.

SUBMITTER: Brown LB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7793612 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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The Influence of Social Networks on Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among HIV-Infected Antiretroviral Therapy-Naive Youth in Rural Kenya and Uganda.

Brown Lillian B LB   Balzer Laura B LB   Kabami Jane J   Kwarisiima Dalsone D   Sang Norton N   Ayieko James J   Chen Yiqun Y   Chamie Gabriel G   Charlebois Edwin D ED   Camlin Carol S CS   Cohen Craig R CR   Bukusi Elizabeth E   Kamya Moses R MR   Moody James J   Havlir Diane V DV   Petersen Maya L ML  

Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) 20200101 1


<h4>Background</h4>HIV-infected youth in sub-Saharan Africa are less likely to initiate antiretroviral therapy (ART) than older adults.<h4>Setting and methods</h4>Adult (≥15 years) residents enumerated during a census in 32 communities in rural Kenya and Uganda named social contacts in 5 domains: health, money, emotional support, food, and free time. Named contacts were matched to other enumerated residents to build social networks among 150,395 adults; 90% were tested for HIV at baseline. Among  ...[more]

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