Condom use peer norms and self-efficacy as mediators between community engagement and condom use among Chinese men who have sex with men

摘要

BackgroundCommunity engagement strategies are often integrated in public health interventions designed to promote condom use among men who have sex with men (MSM), a key population for HIV prevention. However, the ways in which condom use peer norms and self-efficacy play a role in the association between community engagement and condom use is unclear. This study examines the potential mediating roles of peer norms and self-efficacy in this association.