The acceptability of oral fluid testing for HIV antibodies. A pilot study in gay bars in a predominantly rural state
| Autor: | Simon T. Choi, Amy A. Laurent, Lynda D. Kettinger, Daniel Drociuk, Francisco S. Sy, Scott D. Rhodes, Rose Mary Naccash |
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| Rok vydání: | 1998 |
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Microbiology (medical)
Adult Male Rural Population Sexual Behavior Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) Pilot Projects Dermatology Hiv testing HIV Antibodies medicine.disease_cause Health Services Accessibility Risk-Taking medicine Humans Homosexuality Male Saliva biology business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases AIDS Serodiagnosis Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care Infectious Diseases Evaluation Studies as Topic Immunology biology.protein Oral fluid Female Antibody business |
| Zdroj: | Sexually transmitted diseases. 25(4) |
| ISSN: | 0148-5717 |
| Popis: | One barrier for individuals desiring human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing has been the lack of alternatives to blood HIV testing. Oral fluid HIV testing provides another testing option.To evaluate the acceptability of oral fluid testing for HIV antibodies in a gay bar outreach setting.This pilot study was conducted using the HIV Risk Behavior Survey (HRBS) and OraSure acceptability survey in gay bars in Columbia, South Carolina during July and August, 1997.Of the 118 HRBS participants, 54% agreed to take the oral fluid test with 6% testing positive. A majority (91%) of participants felt comfortable with the oral HIV antibody testing in gay bars. Also, 21.8% of individuals in the OraSure study were tested for the first time.This study indicates that oral fluid testing for HIV antibodies in an outreach setting is acceptable and effective in reaching individuals who do not usually access traditional testing sites. |
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