Ryan McGuire/FlickrA range of approaches can be used to address barriers to support Black men who have sex with men (MSM) along the HIV continuum of care, according to a review of US interventions. All 14 interventions reviewed were associated with at least one statistically significant outcome on linkage to care, retention in care, medication adherence, and/or viral suppression.
Most interventions were delivered on an individual and/or interpersonal level; however, three also made system-level changes. Many harnessed social media, texts, apps, or other technologies. Notably missing were interventions focusing on behaviourial health or social determinants of health such as housing.
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