Dr. DeAnne Turner, Assistant Professor at the University of South Florida and former Yale AIDS Prevention Training fellow, has been awarded $25,000 through CIRA's Pilot program to support her research on "Using Web-based Peer Support to Increase HIV Testing Among Men who have Sex with Men in Kenya."
The one-year study will adapt and implement an evidence-based peer support program, HIV Empathy, Education, and Empowerment (HIVE3). HIVE3 is an internet-delivered program that aims to increase peer social support, decrease social isolation, minimize the effects of HIV and same-gender stigmas on HIV self-care and healthcare seeking behaviors, such as HIV testing. Dr. Turner will be collaborating with her community partners in Kenya, Help REACH Africa and the Q-Initiative.
Published: Friday, June 25, 2021
