1. Community Mobilization is Associated with HIV Testing Behaviors and Their Psychosocial Antecedents Among Zambian Adults: Results from a Population-Based Study.
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Rosen, Joseph G., Carrasco, Maria A., Olapeju, Bolanle, Phiri, Arlene, Kim, Michelle, Lingenda, Godfrey, and Kumoji, E. Kuor
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DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections ,HIV infections & psychology ,MULTIPLE regression analysis ,LEADERSHIP ,RURAL conditions ,HUMAN sexuality ,COMMUNITY health services ,MEDICAL screening ,POPULATION geography ,SURVEYS ,SOCIAL cohesion ,CRONBACH'S alpha ,SEX distribution ,HEALTH behavior ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,FACTOR analysis ,INFORMATION resources ,SEX customs ,CLUSTER analysis (Statistics) ,STATISTICAL sampling ,SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC factors ,POISSON distribution ,ADULTS - Abstract
Community mobilization (CM) is a vital yet under-explored avenue for increasing HIV testing in generalized HIV epidemic settings. Using multi-stage cluster sampling, a population-based sample of 3535 Zambian adults (mean age: 28 years, 50% women) were recruited from 14 districts to complete a household survey. Exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was used to re-validate a 23-item, 5-factor CM scale. Multivariable logistic and Poisson regression were then used to identify associations of CM with HIV testing behaviors and their psychosocial antecedents. A 21-item, 3-factor ("Leadership", "Collective Action Capacity", and "Social Cohesion") CM solution emerged from EFA (Cronbach's α 0.88). Among men and in rural settings, higher CM was significantly (p < 0.05) associated with elevated odds of HIV testing and more past-year HIV testing discussion sources, controlling for socio-demographics and sexual behaviors. Results underscore the importance of prioritizing CM to cultivate more favorable environments for HIV testing uptake, especially for men and rural residents. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2023
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