Site-randomized Trial of an Expanded Social Network Recruitment to HIV Testing (E-SNRHT) Intervention to Locate Undiagnosed Cases and Reduce HIV-related Stigma

"The E-SNRHT intervention will recruit people newly diagnosed with HIV as seeds, briefly remind them of HIV transmission risks and how HIV spreads through networks, and ask them to recruit people in their expanded social networks (i.e., anyone they know) who they think might benefit from being tested for HIV, regardless of whether or not they have engaged in any HIV risk behaviors together. By including expanded social networks, E-SNRHT aims to broaden the reach of HIV testing to people who are reluctant to participate in risk partner recruitment and/or to seek clinic testing. Network members recruited by a seed will also be asked to recruit additional people they know using the same education and recruitment instructions provided to seeds. All network members will be tested for HIV and provided with pre- and post-test counseling, all participants diagnosed with HIV will be referred to care, and all participants who test negative will be referred to 3-month follow-up HIV testing."