Who is Using the HIV Self-Test among Young Black Men Who Have Sex With Men (MSM) and Transwomen in New York City?
| Autor: | Beryl A. Koblin, Debbie Lucy, Mark Q. Paige, Victoria Frye, Serosh Naeem, Geneva Ortiz, Leo Wilton, Vijay Nandi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections Hiv testing medicine.disease_cause Transgender Persons Men who have sex with men Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences Social support 0302 clinical medicine Qualitative analysis medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Intervention trial Homosexuality Male 030505 public health General Medicine Black or African American Self-Testing Female 0305 other medical science Psychology Self test Formative research Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the National Medical Association. 112:284-288 |
| ISSN: | 0027-9684 |
| Popis: | Background HIV self-testing (HST) is an important complement to existing testing approaches for young Black men who have sex with men (MSM) and transwomen. Methods In this formative research, we describe prevalence and perceptions of HST using qualitative in-depth interviews (n = 29) and baseline quantitative data (n = 302) from an HST intervention trial for young Black MSM and transwomen. Results In the qualitative analysis, participants preferred the privacy and flexibility of the HST but had concerns about its accuracy and being alone while testing. Quantitative results showed that 14% (44/302) had used an HST in their lifetime; of these, 64% (28/44) used it once and 23% (10/44) in the last 3 months. Conclusion To increase consistent testing, HST may provide a new avenue for at-risk individuals that value privacy and control and could benefit from social support during testing. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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