Is Internalised Homonegativity associated with HIV testing and HIV risk behaviours of men who have sex with men: a multilevel cross-sectional study of sub-Saharan African countries.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

This study assessed the associations of Internalised Homonegativity (IH) with HIV testing and risk behaviours of adult men who have sex with men (MSM) in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) and effect modification by the legal climate.

Design

We used data from the cross-sectional 2019 Global Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI+) Internet survey study.

Setting and participants

Overall, the 2019 Global LGBTI Internet Survey collected data from 46 SSA countries. In this secondary analysis, we included data from 3191 MSM in 44 SSA countries as there were no eligible MSM responses in the 2 countries excluded.

Outcome measures

Our response variables were self-reported binary indicators of ever tested for HIV, recently tested in the past 6 months (

SUBMITTER: Kalu N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10826579 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature