Opinions Towards Key Operational Aspects for the Implementation of HIV Self-Testing in Spain: A Comparison between Stakeholders and Potential Users
| Autor: | Juan-Miguel Guerras, Cristina Agustí, Juan Hoyos, Laura Fernàndez-López, Luis de la Fuente, Tomás Maté, M J Belza |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency, Instituto de Salud Carlos III |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis Sexually Transmitted Diseases Inmunología men who have sex with men lcsh:Medicine HIV Infections Self-testing Pharmacy Sample (statistics) Article stakeholders Men who have sex with men Sexual and Gender Minorities 03 medical and health sciences Stakeholders 0302 clinical medicine Willingness to pay medicine Humans Mass Screening 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality Male Service (business) 030505 public health biology business.industry Public health lcsh:R Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Euros Public relations Early diagnosis biology.organism_classification Spain Position (finance) Business 0305 other medical science self-testing early diagnosis |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 1428, p 1428 (2021) Repisalud Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) E-Prints Complutense. Archivo Institucional de la UCM instname International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 4 r-IGTP. Repositorio Institucional de Producción Científica del Instituto de Investigación Germans Trias i Pujol |
| ISSN: | 1661-7827 1660-4601 |
| Popis: | We assessed previous knowledge about the existence of HIV self-testing of stakeholders in Spain, as well as their personal position towards this methodology. We also assessed their views on potential users' (PU) opinions towards several key operational aspects surrounding self-testing, and compared them to those expressed by a sample of PU comprised of men who have sex with men. In 2017, we recruited three types of stakeholders: public health professionals and policy makers (PHPPM) (n = 33), clinical providers (n = 290) and community-based/non-governmental organization (CBO/NGO) workers (n = 55). Data on PU (n = 3537) were collected in 2016. Previous knowledge about the existence of self-testing was higher in stakeholders than in PU, but being in favor was less frequent. PUs' willingness to pay 25-30 euros for a self-test was higher than that which stakeholders considered. According to clinical providers and PHPPM, pharmacies would be PUs' preferred place to obtain a self-test, which was in line with PUs' actual choice. CBO/NGO workers on the other hand thought it would be CBO/NGOs. PHPPM and clinical providers considered primary care as PUs' preferred setting to confirm a reactive self-test and CBO/NGO chose CBO/NGOs, but PUs preferred an HIV/STI testing service or clinic. Stakeholders' opinions significantly differed from those of PUs. This divergence needs to be brought up to stakeholders as it could vary their position towards self-testing as well as the actions taken in the implementation of a testing option with the potential of increasing testing frequency. This research was funded by Consumers, Health and Food Executive Agency, grant number CHAFEA: 20131101 and Acción Estratégica Intramural, grant number PI17CIII/00037. Sí |
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