Individual and Social Network Factors Associated with High Self-efficacy of Communicating about Men ’s Health Issues with Peers among Black MSM in an Urban Setting

We examined the characteristics associated with high self-efficacy of communicating with peers about men’s health issues among 256 BMSM from a behavioral HIV intervention conducted in Baltimore, Maryland. In the multivariate logistic model, gay identity (AOR: 2.10, 95% CI: 1.15,3.83), involvement in the house and ballroom community (AOR: 2.50, 95% CI: 1.14,5.49), larger number of network members who are living with HIV (AOR: 6.34, 95% C I: 1.48,27.11), and larger number of network members who would loan them money (AOR: 1.46, 95% CI: 1.05,2.03) were statistically significantly associated with high self-efficacy of communicating with peers about men’s health issues. We also found that having depressive symptoms (AOR: 0.43, 95% CI: 0.24, 0.77) was negatively associated with high self-efficacy of communicating with peers about men’s health issues. Findings from the current study can inform future studies to identify better CPOLs who are able to communicate effectively with peers about men’s health issues for BMSM.
Source: Journal of Urban Health - Category: Health Management Source Type: research