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“Wan Kanyakla” (We are together): Community transformations in Kenya following a social network intervention for HIV care

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  • Salmen, Charles R.
  • Hickey, Matthew D.
  • Fiorella, Kathryn J.
  • Omollo, Dan
  • Ouma, Gor
  • Zoughbie, Daniel
  • Salmen, Marcus R.
  • Magerenge, Richard
  • Tessler, Robert
  • Campbell, Harold
  • Geng, Elvin
  • Gandhi, Monica
  • Bukusi, Elizabeth A.
  • Cohen, Craig R.

Abstract

In sub-Saharan Africa, failure to initiate and sustain HIV treatment contributes to significant health, psychosocial, and economic impacts that burden not only infected individuals but diverse members of their social networks. Yet, due to intense stigma, the responsibility for managing lifelong HIV treatment rests solely, and often secretly, with infected individuals. We introduce the concept of “HIV risk induction” to suggest that social networks of infected individuals share a vested interest in improving long-term engagement with HIV care, and may represent an underutilized resource for improving HIV/AIDS outcomes within high prevalence populations.

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  • Salmen, Charles R. & Hickey, Matthew D. & Fiorella, Kathryn J. & Omollo, Dan & Ouma, Gor & Zoughbie, Daniel & Salmen, Marcus R. & Magerenge, Richard & Tessler, Robert & Campbell, Harold & Geng, Elvin , 2015. "“Wan Kanyakla” (We are together): Community transformations in Kenya following a social network intervention for HIV care," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, vol. 147(C), pages 332-340.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:socmed:v:147:y:2015:i:c:p:332-340
    DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2015.11.021
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