HIV self-testing in Spain: A valuable testing option for men-who-have-sex-with-men who have never tested for HIV

Autor: José Pulido, Konstantinos Koutentakis, María-Elena Rosales-Statkus, Luis de la Fuente, M J Belza, Juan-Miguel Guerras, Juan Hoyos
Přispěvatelé: Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad (España)
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
Předmět:
RNA viruses
Male
Health Knowledge
Attitudes
Practice
Epidemiology
Physiology
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
HIV Infections
Computer-assisted web interviewing
medicine.disease_cause
Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
Men who have sex with men
Geographical Locations
0302 clinical medicine
Immunodeficiency Viruses
Reproductive Physiology
Surveys and Questionnaires
Copulation
Medicine and Health Sciences
Medicine
030212 general & internal medicine
Homosexuality
Young adult
Computer Networks
media_common
Multidisciplinary
HIV diagnosis and management
Europe
Medical Microbiology
HIV epidemiology
Viral Pathogens
Viruses
symbols
Pathogens
0305 other medical science
Research Article
Adult
Computer and Information Sciences
Science
media_common.quotation_subject
MEDLINE
Men WHO Have Sex with Men
Microbiology
03 medical and health sciences
symbols.namesake
Diagnostic Self Evaluation
Young Adult
Retroviruses
Humans
Poisson regression
European Union
Homosexuality
Male
Microbial Pathogens
Internet
030505 public health
business.industry
Diagnostic Tests
Routine
Lentivirus
Organisms
Biology and Life Sciences
HIV
Diagnostic medicine
Risk perception
Spain
People and Places
Population Groupings
business
Demography
Sexuality Groupings
Zdroj: PLoS ONE
PLoS ONE, Vol 14, Iss 2, p e0210637 (2019)
Repisalud
Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
ISSN: 1932-6203
Popis: BACKGROUND: We assessed the capacity of HIV self-testing to promote testing among untested men who have sex with men (MSM) and determined the most benefited subpopulations. METHODS: An online questionnaire was disseminated on several gay websites in Spain from September 2012 to April 2013. We used Poisson regression to estimate factors associated with the intention to use self-testing if already available. Among those who reported intention of use, we assessed several aspects related to the testing and linkage to care process by type of barrier reported: low perceived risk (LR), structural barriers (SB) and fear of testing positive (FTP). RESULTS: Of 2589 never-tested MSM, 83% would have used self-testing if already available. Intention of use was associated with age ≥30 (adj.PR, 95%CI: 1.05, 1.01-1.10), having had protected (adj.PR, 95%CI: 1.15, 1.02-1.30) or unprotected (adj.PR, 95%CI: 1.21, 1.07-1.37) anal intercourse and reporting FTP (adj.PR, 95%CI: 1.12, 1.05-1.20) or SB to access HIV testing (adj.PR, 95%CI: 1.23, 1.19-1.28). Among those who reported intention of using a self-testi, 78.3% declared it their preferred option (83.8% in the SB group; p
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