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Adaptation and feasibility of Many Men Many Voices (3MV), an HIV prevention intervention to reduce intersectional stigma and increase HIVST among YSMM residing in Ghanaian slums
The following grant was awarded by, is supported by, is administered by or is in partnership with the Fogarty International Center at the U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Funding Fogarty Program
Stigma HIV/AIDS
Project Information in NIH RePORTER
Adaptation and feasibility of Many Men Many Voices (3MV), an HIV prevention intervention to reduce intersectional stigma and increase HIVST among YSMM residing in Ghanaian slums
Principal Institution
University of Rochester
Principal Investigator(s) (PI)
Abu-Ba'are, Gamji Rabiu
Project Contact Information
Email:
gamjirabiu_abubaare@urmc.rochester.edu
Year(s) Awarded
2023-2026
Country
Ghana
Project Description
The study will advance HIV science on the feasibility and acceptability of strategies to reduce internalized and intersectional stigma experiences at the intra- and interpersonal level, and ways to leverage assets such as anti- stigma trained nurses to swerve (move or bypass) intersectional stigma at the healthcare facilities to improve HIV outcomes among young sexual minority men (YSMM) from resource-limited settings. It will also show how building capacity for HIV self-testing alongside addressing intersectional stigma through community level partnership, culturally relevant interventions can increase HIV self-testing (HIVST) uptake among YSMM.
This study will also determine in the feasibility of scaling up an adapted Many Men, Many Voices (3MV) in a clustered randomized control trial for young sexual minority men and slum communities in Ghana, West Africa, and other stigmatized and marginalized communities elsewhere, and its utility to continue to positively influence behavioral change among YSMM across lifespan and geographical setting.
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