2024
Qualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005
Abu-Ba’are G, Shamrock O, Zigah E, Ogunbajo A, Dakpui H, Agbemedu G, Boyd D, Ezechi O, Nelson L, Torpey K. Qualitative description of interpersonal HIV stigma and motivations for HIV testing among gays, bisexuals, and men who have sex with men in Ghana’s slums—BSGH-005. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0289905. PMID: 38837972, PMCID: PMC11152275, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0289905.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHIV stigmaHIV testing servicesLevel of stigmaFace-to-face interviewsHIV education interventionsHIV knowledge levelsSummative content analysisGBMSM livingEducational interventionHIV preventionHealthcare servicesHIV prevalenceCommunity partnersHIV responseTesting servicesHIV statusHIV vulnerabilityGBMSMSexual healthStigmaKnowledge levelContent analysisHIVSlums
2021
An application of the ADAPT-ITT model to an evidence-based behavioral HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men in Ghana
Abubakari G, Turner D, Nelson L, Odhiambo A, Boakye F, Manu A, Torpey K, Wilton L. An application of the ADAPT-ITT model to an evidence-based behavioral HIV prevention intervention for men who have sex with men in Ghana. International Health Trends And Perspectives 2021, 1: 1-16. DOI: 10.32920/ihtp.v1i1.1412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchADAPT-ITT modelEvidence-based behavioral HIV prevention interventionBehavioral HIV prevention interventionsHIV/STD infectionSTD risk factorsHIV prevention interventionsNeeds of MSMPopulation of peopleHIV infectionRisk factorsSTI riskPrevention interventionsSTD infectionSTD prevention effortsHIVSTD riskInfection rateDisproportionate burdenCommunity partnersMSMPrevention effortsRelevant interventionsIndividual-level factorsMenTarget population