Associations between HIV disclosure and HIV care continuum outcomes among men who have sex with men living with HIV : systematic review and meta-analysis

ABSTRACTThe objective of this study is to synthesize the existing empirical literature and perform a systematic review and meta-analysis on the relationship between HIV disclosure and engagement in the HIV care continuum among men who have sex with men living with HIV. Twenty-three studies were included, with thirteen quantitative studies and ten qualitative studies. Meta-analytic techniques were used to compute and aggregate effect sizes (odds ratio [OR] and their confidence intervals [95%CI]) for the quantitative studies and a thematic analysis was employed for qualitative studies. Given the small number of eligible studies, meta-analysis was only conducted for the linkage to care outcome, where a positive association was observed from the pooled estimation (OR = 1.51, 95%CI [1.15, 1.99]). Regarding ART initiation, retention in care, and viral suppression outcomes, most of the individual studies revealed a positive association between HIV disclosure and these outcomes. Thematic analysis from qualitative studies complemented the quantitative findings by incorporating the approaching and avoidance motivations underlying the relationship between non-HIV disclosure and the participation in HIV care continuum. The small number of available studies limits the definitive conclusions, and more research is needed to ascertain the magnitude of effect sizes.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:35

Enthalten in:

AIDS care - 35(2023), 12 vom: 17. Dez., Seite 1982-1997

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Yang, Xueying [VerfasserIn]
Sun, Shufang [VerfasserIn]
Zeng, Chengbo [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Fanghui [VerfasserIn]
Qiao, Shan [VerfasserIn]
James, Titilayo [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Monique J [VerfasserIn]
Li, Xiaoming [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

HIV care continuum
HIV disclosure
Journal Article
Men who have sex with men
Meta-Analysis
Meta-analysis
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 03.11.2023

Date Revised 18.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/09540121.2023.2188159

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM354183060