Development of a Psychometric Tool to Measure Community Solidarity Among Sexual Minorities: Evidence From a Pay-it-Forward Randomized Controlled Trial.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Community solidarity is increasingly important in public health. However, few studies have examined solidarity in relation to health outcomes. The purpose of this study was to develop a psychometric tool to measure solidarity among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) and assess whether community solidarity relates to differences in sexually transmitted infection testing.

Methods

We used data from the pay-it-forward randomized controlled trial of 301 men from Beijing and Guangzhou, China. Men who have sex with men were randomized into pay-it-forward (participants receive free gonorrhea/chlamydia testing as gifts and choose to donate toward subsequent MSM's tests), pay-what you-want, and standard payment arms. After testing decision, participants completed a cro

SUBMITTER: Sung A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9378620 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature