Research Article
HIV Clients as Agents for Prevention: A Social Network Solution
Table 1
Correlates of engagement in prevention advocacy behaviours with proportion of network members (alters).
| | Prevention advocacy behaviours | | HIV in general | Abstinence/condom use | Seek HIV testing | Seek HIV care |
| Respondent Characteristics |
| Age | | | |
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| Gender | | F = 0.02 | F = 0.03 | F = 4.77* | Male = 60% | Male = 49% | Male = 48% | Male = 81% | Female = 60% | Female = 48% | Female = 46% | Female = 56% | Time since HIV diagnosis |
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| | | | On ART | | F = 0.32 | F = 0.85 | F = 1.09 | No = 54% | No = 46% | No = 43% | No = 79% | Yes = 67% | Yes = 50% | Yes = 52% | Yes = 67% | Time on ART (months)1 | F = 1.44 | F = 0.51 | F = 0.58 | | 0 = 55% | 0 = 47% | 0 = 44% | 0 = 80% | 6 = 60% | 6 = 44% | 6 = 45% | 6 = 20% | 12 = 73% | 12 = 55% | 12 = 57% | 12 = 48% | ART adherence |
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| | | | Peer community support | | | | |
| Network composition |
| % of alters who know respondent is HIV+ |
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| | % of alters who are HIV+ | | | | |
| Network structure |
| Most popular contact |
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| | | | Number of isolates | | | | | Network density | | | | |
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~; *; **; ***. 10 = non-ART participants; 6 = participants on ART for 6 months or less; 12 = participants on ART for 12 months or more.
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