A Machine Learning Model for Identifying Sexual Health Influencers to Promote the Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-Testing Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in China: Quasi-Experimental Study.

Journal: JMIR public health and surveillance
PMID: 38656769

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Sexual health influencers (SHIs) are individuals actively sharing sexual health information with their peers, and they play an important role in promoting HIV care services, including the secondary distribution of HIV self-testing (SD-HIVST). Previous studies used a 6-item empirical leadership scale to identify SHIs. However, this approach may be biased as it does not consider individuals' social networks.

Authors

  • Yuxin Ni
    Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Ying Lu
    Department of Endocrinology, Institute of Translational Medicine, Health Science Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shenzhen University, Shenzhen Second People's Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China.
  • Fengshi Jing
    Institute for Healthcare Artificial Intelligence Application, Guangdong Second Provincial General Hospital, Guangzhou, China.
  • Qianyun Wang
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, Guangzhou, China.
  • Yewei Xie
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, Guangzhou, China.
  • Xi He
    Institute of Systems Genetics, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Frontiers Science Center for Disease-related Molecular Network, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy and Cancer Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu 610000, China.
  • Dan Wu
    Xi'an Aerospace Propulsion Institute, Xi'an 710049, China.
  • Rayner Kay Jin Tan
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, Guangzhou, China.
  • Joseph D Tucker
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, Guangzhou, China.
  • Xumeng Yan
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Project-China, Guangzhou, China.
  • Jason J Ong
    School of Translational Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Nursing and Health Sciences, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia; Melbourne Sexual Health Centre, Alfred Health, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Clinical Research, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom.
  • Qingpeng Zhang
    Department of Pharmacology and Pharmacy, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China.
  • Hongbo Jiang
    Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Guangdong Pharmaceutical University, Guangzhou, China.
  • Wencan Dai
    Zhuhai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhuhai, China.
  • Liqun Huang
    Zhuhai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhuhai, China.
  • Wenhua Mei
    Zhuhai Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Zhuhai, China.
  • Yi Zhou
    Eye Center of Xiangya Hospital, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
  • Weiming Tang
    Dermatology Hospital of Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China.

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