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. 2018 Aug 28;15(8):e1002645. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002645

Table 4. Effect of crowdsourced intervention on secondary outcomes among Chinese MSM, 2016–2017: Generalized linear mixed models (N = 1,219).

Secondary outcomes Estimated risk ratio (95% CI)* p-value ICC by city
HIV self-testing 1.89 (1.50, 2.38) <0.001 0.028
HIV facility-based testing 1.00 (0.79, 1.26) 0.99 0.002
Condom use 1.00 (0.86, 1.17) 0.96 0.007
Syphilis testing 0.92 (0.70, 1.21) 0.55 0.005
Using Weibo to give/receive information# 0.95 (0.77, 1.19) 0.66 0.010
Using WeChat to give/receive information# 1.18 (0.51, 2.75) 0.24 <0.001
Using QQ to give/receive information# 0.88 (0.71, 1.09) 0.25 0.030
Using gay mobile phone apps to give/receive information# 0.95 (0.35, 2.56) 0.62 <0.001
Increased community engagement£ 0.97 (0.44, 2.12) 0.70 <0.001
Estimate (95% CI)* p-value
Mean difference
Anticipated HIV stigma −0.027 (−0.064, 0.010) 0.15 0.006
HIV testing social norms −0.010 (−0.041, 0.020) 0.51 0.002
HIV testing self-efficacy −0.008 (−0.039, 0.023) 0.62 <0.001

*Adjusted for secular time trend as a fixed effect across clusters.

#Using WeChat, Weibo, QQ, or Blued to give or receive information about HIV testing, excluding receipt of intervention materials.

We included 1,219 participants who filled out at least one of the four follow-up surveys in this analysis.

£Defined as whether the cumulative community engagement score increased, by comparing to the baseline.

Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; ICC, intraclass correlation coefficient; MSM, men who have sex with men.