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Table 3 Existing social network groupings, stratified by membership gender

From: Formative research to inform the development of a peer-led HIV self-testing intervention to improve HIV testing uptake and linkage to HIV care among adolescents, young people and adult men in Kasensero fishing community, Rakai, Uganda: a qualitative study

S/N

Social network grouping

Male members only

Female members only

Both male and female members

1

Boat pushers

  

2

Drug user groups

  

3

Boda-boda cyclists [motorcycle taxis]

  

4

Local brew drinkers

  

5

Footballers

  

6

Netballers

 

 

7

Savings/cash-round groups

  

8

Sex workers

 

 

9

Pool table players

  

10

Talent show groups

  

11

Board game and playing card players

  

12

Family planning groups

 

 

13

MSM groups

  

14

Religious groups

  

15

Fishermen

  

16

Farmers groups

  

17

Betting clubs

  

18

Unbound groupsa

  

19

Bricklayers association

  

20

Motorcycle mechanics group

  

21

DREAMSb

 

 
  1. aUnbound is a non-profit organisation serving over 5000 beneficiaries in Uganda. They enrol children and youth into formal or informal education and help to unleash their potential to build an affluent, sustainable and equitable future. The organization supports groups of children consisting of between 15 and 20 members. In this paper, the term ‘unbound groups’ is used to refer to groups of youth that are supported by the organization within Kasensero fishing community
  2. bDREAMS (Determined, Resilient, Empowered, AIDS-free, Mentored and Safe) is hereby used to refer to groups of adolescent girls and young women (15–24 years) who were enrolled in the DREAMS Project in Kasensero fishing community