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  "abstract": "Men continue to test for HIV less often than women in many settings, including Kenya. Community-based HIV testing may reduce access barriers, but evidence on factors associated with mens use of community-post services remains limited. This analytical cross-sectional mixed-methods study examined socio-demographic and behavioral factors associated with use of community posts for HIV testing among adult men in Kericho County, Kenya. Quantitative data were collected using self-administered questionnaires at two community posts and two facility-based Comprehensive Care Centres. The Kobo export contained 438 questionnaire records; 41 pretest records were excluded in line with the study protocol, leaving 397 records for analysis. Community-post use in the preceding year was reported by 208 of 396 respondents with complete outcome data (52.5%). In adjusted analysis, community-post use was higher among employed men (AOR 2.94, 95% CI 1.48-5.82; p=0.002) and men engaged in business (AOR 2.56, 95% CI 1.15-5.69; p=0.021) than among unemployed/other men. Age, marital status, religion, education and monthly income were not independently associated with community-post use. In the behavioral model, respondents who were unwilling or unsure about participating in future community HIV-testing campaigns had lower odds of community-post use (AOR 0.20, 95% CI 0.10-0.39; p<0.001). Frequent travel or migration (AOR 0.19, 95% CI 0.06-0.65; p=0.008) and unprotected sex (AOR 0.54, 95% CI 0.34-0.87; p=0.012) were also associated with lower odds of community-post use after adjustment. These findings identify occupational and selected behavioral factors associated with community-post use among the men studied; the cross-sectional design does not establish causality.",
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  "authors": [
    {
      "name": "L. Kongani"
    },
    {
      "name": "J. M. Nyaberi"
    },
    {
      "name": "K. Ngure"
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  ],
  "bibtex": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/54qzsq24cr7wf.bib",
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  "doi": "10.64898/2026.09.03.26362133",
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      "2725|HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions"
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  "pdf_url": "https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.64898/2026.09.03.26362133v1.full.pdf",
  "pmcid": null,
  "pmid": null,
  "published": "2026-09-03",
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  "ris": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/54qzsq24cr7wf.ris",
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  "subjects": [
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  "title": "Socio-demographic and behavioral factors influencing the utilization of community-post interventions for HIV testing services by men (>=18 years) in Kericho County, Kenya",
  "title_text": "Socio-demographic and behavioral factors influencing the utilization of community-post interventions for HIV testing services by men (>=18 years) in Kericho County, Kenya",
  "type": "preprint",
  "updated_at": "2026-10-30T12:18:00Z",
  "url": "https://research.draconitic.com/paper/54qzsq24cr7wf",
  "venue": "medRxiv",
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