Social Support and Linkage to HIV Care Following Routine HIV Testing in a Ugandan Refugee Settlement

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dc.contributor.authorParrish, Canada
dc.contributor.authorZikama, Faustin
dc.contributor.authorKasozi, Julius
dc.contributor.authorMasereka, Simon
dc.contributor.authorBassett, Ingrid V.
dc.contributor.authorO’Laughlin, Kelli N.
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-20T12:00:18Z
dc.date.available2023-03-20T12:00:18Z
dc.date.issued2022
dc.description.abstractWe aimed to identify factors associated with linkage to care for individuals newly diagnosed with HIV in a refugee settle ment. This study was conducted from October 2018 through January 2020 in Nakivale Refugee Settlement in Uganda. We conducted a cross-sectional survey among individuals accessing routine HIV testing services. The survey included questions on demographic factors, physical and mental health conditions, social support, and HIV-related stigma. We collected GPS coordinates of the homes of individuals newly diagnosed with HIV. Associations with linkage to care were assessed using bivariate and multivariable analyses. Linkage to care was defned as clinic attendance within 90 days of a positive HIV test, not including the day of testing. Network analysis was used to estimate the travel distance between participants’ homes and HIV clinic and to spatially characterize participants living with HIV and their levels of social support. Of 219 participants diagnosed with HIV (out of 5,568 participants screened), 74.4% linked to HIV care. Those who reported higher social sup port had higher odds of linking to care compared with those who reported lower social support. On spatial analysis, lower levels of social support were most prevalent in Nakivale Refugee Settlement itself, with more robust social support southeast and west of the study area. Social support is a salient correlate of linkage to care for individuals living in refugee settlements and could be the focus of an intervention for improving uptake of HIV care services.en_US
dc.identifier.citationParrish, C., Nelson, E., Faustin, Z., Stern, J., Kasozi, J., Klabbers, R., ... & O’Laughlin, K. N. (2022). Social support and linkage to HIV care following routine HIV testing in a Ugandan refugee settlement. AIDS and Behavior, 26(8), 2738-2745.https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03608-6en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://nru.uncst.go.ug/handle/123456789/8251
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAIDS and Behavioren_US
dc.subjectSpatial analysisen_US
dc.subjectRefugeeen_US
dc.subjectLinkage to careen_US
dc.subjectSocial supporten_US
dc.titleSocial Support and Linkage to HIV Care Following Routine HIV Testing in a Ugandan Refugee Settlementen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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