Open AccessSocial Networks and HIV Care Outcomes in Rural Kenya and Uganda
Author(s) -
Yiqun Chen,
Lillian B. Brown,
Gabriel Chamie,
Dalsone Kwarisiima,
James Ayieko,
Jane Kabami,
Edwin D. Charlebois,
Tamara D. Clark,
Moses R. Kamya,
Diane V. Havlir,
Maya Petersen,
Laura B. Balzer
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.901
H-Index - 173
eISSN - 1531-5487
pISSN - 1044-3983
DOI - 10.1097/ede.0000000000001352
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , environmental health , socioeconomics , medicine , economic growth , family medicine , sociology , economics
Social isolation among HIV-positive persons might be an important barrier to care. Using data from the SEARCH Study in rural Kenya and Uganda, we constructed 32 community-wide, sociocentric networks and evaluated whether less socially connected HIV-positive persons were less likely to know their status, have initiated treatment, and be virally suppressed.