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Getting to the First 90: Incentivized Peer Mobilizers Promote HIV Testing Services to Men Who Have Sex With Men Using Social Media in Mumbai, India

Anjana Das, Bitra George, Virupax Ranebennur, M. R. Parthasarathy, G. S. Shreenivas, Priyamvada Todankar, Amit Shrivastav, Ajay Kumar Reddy, Christopher Akolo, Michael Cassell, Sandeep Mane, Deepak Tripathi and Jiban Baishya
Global Health: Science and Practice September 2019, 7(3):469-477; https://doi.org/10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00094

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Figures

  • FIGURE 1
    FIGURE 1

    Client Flow

    Abbreviations: C, coupons given to PM; CM, coupon manager; MSM, men who have sex with men; PM, peer mobilizer.

  • FIGURE 2
    FIGURE 2

    Peer Mobilization: Process and Output Indicators

    Abbreviations: HTS: HIV testing services; MSM, men who have sex with men; PM, peer mobilizer.

  • FIGURE 3
    FIGURE 3

    Government-Supported HIV Testing Services in Mumbai, India

    Abbreviations: FSW, female sex worker; MSM & TG, men who have sex with men and transgender women; PWID, persons who inject drugs; G, General HIV testing services for all; AN: Exclusive HIV testing services for antenatal women.

    Source of total population data: Population Census 2011. Mumbai (Greater Mumbai) City Census 2011 Data. https://www.census2011.co.in/census/city/365-mumbai.html. Accessed July 6, 2019.

    Source of key population data: India Health Action Trust. HIV/AIDS Situation and Response in Mumbai City and Suburban Districts: Epidemiological Appraisal Using Data Triangulation. Bangalore, India: India Health Action Trust; 2010.

Tables

  • TABLE.

    Participants' Sociodemographic Profile and Risk Behaviors and HIV and Syphilis Prevalence (N=247)

    CharacteristicsNo. (%)
    Age group, years
    <2070 (28)
    20–24101 (41)
    >2576 (31)
    Occupation
    Student111 (45)
    Service63 (26)
    Others73 (29)
    Faced violence during/after sex with male partners
    Yes25 (10)
    No222 (90)
    Preferred social media platforms
    Grindr161 (22)
    WhatsApp143 (20)
    Facebook139 (19)
    PlanetRomeo65 (9)
    Others218 (30)
    Received cash or kind for sex with a man in previous year
    Yes59 (24)
    No188 (76)
    Paid cash or kind for sex with a man in previous year
    Yes22(9)
    No225 (91)
    Participated in group sex
    Yes27 (11)
    No220 (89)
    Uses alcohol and/or drugs during sex
    Sometimes/often73 (30)
    Never174 (70)
    Condom use during anal sex (last 10 acts)
    Consistent139 (56)
    Inconsistent87 (35)
    Never21 (9)
    Never tested for HIV previously244 (99)
    Positive HIV test result8 (3.2)
    High-titer syphilis (RPR titer ≥ 1:8)22 (8.9)

    • Abbreviation: RPR, rapid plasma reagin.

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Getting to the First 90: Incentivized Peer Mobilizers Promote HIV Testing Services to Men Who Have Sex With Men Using Social Media in Mumbai, India
Anjana Das, Bitra George, Virupax Ranebennur, M. R. Parthasarathy, G. S. Shreenivas, Priyamvada Todankar, Amit Shrivastav, Ajay Kumar Reddy, Christopher Akolo, Michael Cassell, Sandeep Mane, Deepak Tripathi, Jiban Baishya
Global Health: Science and Practice Sep 2019, 7 (3) 469-477; DOI: 10.9745/GHSP-D-19-00094
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