Effectiveness of an Integrated Community- and Clinic-Based Intervention on HIV Testing, HIV Knowledge, and Sexual Risk Behavior of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Myanmar

PP Aung; C Ryan; A Bajracharya; N Pasricha; ZW Thein; PA Agius; TT Sein; L Willenberg; EM Soe; NT Zaw; W Tun; E Yam; S Luchters

Journal article

Effectiveness of an Integrated Community- and Clinic-Based Intervention on HIV Testing, HIV Knowledge, and Sexual Risk Behavior of Young Men Who Have Sex With Men in Myanmar

PP Aung, C Ryan, A Bajracharya, N Pasricha, ZW Thein, PA Agius, TT Sein, L Willenberg, EM Soe, NT Zaw, W Tun, E Yam, S Luchters

Journal of Adolescent Health | ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC | Published : 2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2016.09.006

Abstract

Purpose Young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in Myanmar are disproportionately affected by HIV, with prevalence five times that of the general population. The Link Up project implemented an intervention using peer education and outreach providing education and counseling on health seeking around sexually transmitted infections and reproductive health, combined with focused clinic capacity building to improve the sexual and reproductive health of YMSM. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness and acceptability of the intervention. Methods Using a mixed-methods approach, and employing a quasi-experimental design, we conducted two quantitative repeat cross-sectional surveys in purposive..

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University of Melbourne Researchers

Claire Nightingale Author

Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs through a subcontract from the International HIV/AIDS Alliance under the Link Up project. Funding was provided by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia (NHMRC), grant number APP1090805, for the Career Development Fellowship to S.L.