ResearchProjects

Reducing Stigma and Enhancing HIV Prevention Among Key Populations in the Georgian Republic
Funded by: Fogarty International Center
Project dates: April 2026 - March 2029
Principal Investigator: Djibuti, Mamuka
Principal Investigator: Hirschfield, Sabina
PROJECT DESCRIPTION

This study aims to reduce HIV stigma and increase testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the Georgian Republic, where HIV diagnosis and care rates remain below UNAIDS goals.

Using evidence-based digital health interventions, the study will conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial to evaluate the efficacy, feasibility, and acceptability of video-based interventions for increasing HIV self-testing and care linkage and reducing stigma.

Abstract on NIH RePORTER