Abstract

There is a need to develop effective HIV prevention interventions for high-risk men in sub-Saharan Africa, yet very little specific cultural, behavioral, or epidemiological data exists about these populations. Such information is crucial to the development and evaluation of behavioral interventions that can prevent the sexual transmission of HIV. This project aims to provide this preliminary information for high-risk men in Soweto, South Africa, and has two specific aims: 1) to examine the collective and individual belief systems of high-risk men related to their sexuality, sexual health, choice of sexual partners, use of drugs and alcohol, use of condoms, utilization of health services, HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT), and disclosure of HIV status, in order to describe prevailing cultural norms around these subjects' behaviors; 2) to provide a baseline assessment of high risk men's experiences with VCT and to measure the prevalence of HIV risk factors and HIV infection in a probability sample of high-risk men. The project will provide preliminary data to be used in the development of an intervention for this community of men in Soweto that can be tested in an RO1-funded proposal. ? ?

  Funding Agency

Agency
National Institute of Health (NIH)
Institute
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Type
Research Scientist Development Award - Research & Training (K01)
Project #
5K01MH074369-02
Application #
7163833
Study Section
Behavioral and Social Science Approaches to Preventing HIV/AIDS Study Section (BSPH)
Program Officer
Pequegnat, Willo
Project Start
2006-01-01
Project End
2010-12-31
Budget Start
2007-02-02
Budget End
2007-12-31
Support Year
2
Fiscal Year
2007
Total Cost
$166,197
Indirect Cost

  Institution

Name
University of California San Francisco
Department
Internal Medicine/Medicine
Type
Schools of Medicine
DUNS #
094878337
City
San Francisco
State
CA
Country
United States
Zip Code
94143

  Publications

Arnold, Michael P; Struthers, Helen; McIntyre, James et al. (2013) Contextual correlates of per partner unprotected anal intercourse rates among MSM in Soweto, South Africa. AIDS Behav 17 Suppl 1:S4-11
Christopoulos, Katerina A; Koester, Kim; Weiser, Sheri et al. (2011) A comparative evaluation of the process of developing and implementing an emergency department HIV testing program. Implement Sci 6:30
Lane, Tim; Raymond, H Fisher; Dladla, Sibongile et al. (2011) High HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men in Soweto, South Africa: results from the Soweto Men's Study. AIDS Behav 15:626-34
Lane, T; Mogale, T; Struthers, H et al. (2008) ""They see you as a different thing"": the experiences of men who have sex with men with healthcare workers in South African township communities. Sex Transm Infect 84:430-3