Social contextual factors associated with lifetime HIV testing among the Tushirikiane urban refugee youth cohort in Kampala, Uganda: Cross-sectional findings.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Urban refugee youth may live in social contexts characterized by structural drivers of HIV such as poverty and violence. Knowledge gaps remain regarding HIV testing practices among urban refugee youth, despite the increasing trend toward refugee settlement in urban contexts. This study examined social contextual factors associated with lifetime HIV testing among urban refugee youth in Kampala, Uganda.

Methods

We conducted a community-based study with a peer-recruited cohort of urban refugee youth aged 16-24 years living in Kampala's informal settlements, and present baseline cross-sectional findings. We conducted descriptive statistics and logistic regression to examine socio-demographic (e.g., gender and age), material (e.g., income insecurity and education), rel

SUBMITTER: Logie CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8958564 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature