Multi-level intersectional stigma reduction intervention to increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Ghana: Protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Men with have sex with men (MSM) in Africa face high levels of stigma due to elevated HIV exposure (actual or perceived), same-sex practices, and gender non-conformity. These stigmas are documented barriers to HIV prevention and treatment. Most stigma-reduction interventions have focused on single-level targets (e.g., health care facility level [HCF]) and addressed one type of stigma (e.g., HIV), without engaging the multiple intersecting stigmas that MSM encounter. Determining the feasibility and acceptability of multi-level intervention of reducing intersectional stigma and estimating its efficacy on increasing HIV testing are needed.

Methods

We proposed a mixed method study among MSM in Ghana. First, we will develop the intervention protocol using the Convergen

SUBMITTER: Nelson LE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8629287 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature