2022
Development of a Psychometric Tool to Measure Community Solidarity Among Sexual Minorities: Evidence From a Pay-it-Forward Randomized Controlled Trial
Sung A, Zhang TP, Huang W, Tang W, Alexander M, Forastiere L, Kumar N, Hall BJ, Ransome Y, Dieckhaus KD, Wu D, Tucker JD, Yang F. Development of a Psychometric Tool to Measure Community Solidarity Among Sexual Minorities: Evidence From a Pay-it-Forward Randomized Controlled Trial. Sexually Transmitted Diseases 2022, 49: 628-634. PMID: 35675708, PMCID: PMC9378620, DOI: 10.1097/olq.0000000000001659.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChlamydiaChlamydia InfectionsCross-Sectional StudiesGonorrheaHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningPsychometricsSexual and Gender MinoritiesConceptsTest uptakeMultivariable logistic regressionCross-sectional questionnaireControlled TrialsInfection testingIntervention armStudy armsChlamydia testSocial network supportHigher oddsChinese menHealth outcomesPsychometric toolsLogistic regressionMenPublic healthTrialsFuture studiesSexParticipantsArmUptakeGonorrheaFactorsMSM
2021
Blocking and being blocked on gay dating apps among MSM attending a sexual health clinic: an observational study
Kumar N, Forastiere L, Janmohamed K, Zhang TP, Sha Y, Yu F, Yang L, Tucker JD, Tang W, Alexander M. Blocking and being blocked on gay dating apps among MSM attending a sexual health clinic: an observational study. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2127. PMID: 34798857, PMCID: PMC8605500, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12182-w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChinaCross-Sectional StudiesHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSexual HealthSexual PartnersConceptsHealth outcomesMale partnersSexual health clinicsHIV testing interventionsOnline sexual health interventionsMen's health outcomesCross-sectional surveySexual health interventionsLogistic regression modelsRisky sexual behaviorHIV transmissionMean ageHealth clinicsObservational studyChinese MSMMSM communityGay app useTesting interventionsHealth interventionsSexual partnersSexual behaviorMSMApp useRegression modelsInterventionSexual health and COVID-19: protocol for a scoping review
Kumar N, Janmohamed K, Nyhan K, Forastiere L, Zhang WH, Kågesten A, Uhlich M, Van de Velde SM, Francis JM, Erausquin JT, Larsson EC, Callander D, Scott J, Minichiello V, Tucker JD. Sexual health and COVID-19: protocol for a scoping review. Systematic Reviews 2021, 10: 37. PMID: 33485393, PMCID: PMC7825389, DOI: 10.1186/s13643-021-01591-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCOVID-19EthnicityFemaleGlobal HealthHumansMaleMinority GroupsPandemicsSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual HealthConceptsSexual healthCOVID-19WHO Global Index MedicusCoronavirus Disease DatabaseJoanna Briggs Institute ReviewersGlobal Index MedicusAfrica-Wide InformationJBI Scoping ReviewsScoping ReviewFull-text articlesClinical trialsSTUDY SELECTIONHealth disparitiesIndex MedicusHealth inequitiesNarrative summaryStudy databaseGoogle ScholarCOVID-19 eraSociological AbstractsDisease databaseEthnic minority groupsGlobal healthGrey literatureCOVID-19 pandemicImproving HIV Self-Testing Social Network Interventions: The Role of Sexual Behavior Disclosure Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men
Kumar N, Forastiere L, Janmohamed K, Yang F, Zhang T, Sha Y, Tucker JD, Tang W, Alexander M. Improving HIV Self-Testing Social Network Interventions: The Role of Sexual Behavior Disclosure Among Chinese Men Who Have Sex with Men. AIDS And Behavior 2021, 25: 1984-1992. PMID: 33471242, DOI: 10.1007/s10461-020-03128-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChinaDisclosureFemaleHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleSelf-TestingSexual and Gender MinoritiesSexual BehaviorSocial NetworkingConceptsIndex participantsIndex menTreatment arm dataHIV self-testing (HIVST) kitsSelf-testing kitsSexual behaviorHIV SelfHIVST interventionHIVST kitsChinese menSocial network interventionKey populationsNetwork-based interventionsSocial contactMenInterventionMSMSexKitNetwork interventionMore kitsArm dataParticipants
2019
Pay-it-forward gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a study protocol for a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial
Zhang TP, Yang F, Tang W, Alexander M, Forastiere L, Kumar N, Li K, Zou F, Yang L, Mi G, Wang Y, Huang W, Lee A, Zhu W, Vickerman P, Wu D, Yang B, Christakis NA, Tucker JD. Pay-it-forward gonorrhea and chlamydia testing among men who have sex with men in China: a study protocol for a three-arm cluster randomized controlled trial. Infectious Diseases Of Poverty 2019, 8: 76. PMID: 31426869, PMCID: PMC6700988, DOI: 10.1186/s40249-019-0581-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGonorrhea/chlamydia testingChlamydia testingCare armPrimary outcomeTest uptakePreventive health services utilizationIncremental costHealth service utilizationHIV testing sitesThree-arm clusterChlamydia testing ratesStandard of carePrevious gonorrheaSecondary outcomesDisease clinicEligible participantsStudy protocolService utilizationTesting ratesAnal sexChinese menGonorrheaQuasi-experimental studyTesting sitesMSM