Prevalence of and factors associated with behavioral intention to take up home-based HIV self-testing among male clients of female sex workers in China - an application of the Theory of Planned Behavior
| Autor: | Andrew Chidgey, Christine Y K Lau, Joseph Lau, Jinghua Li, Mary Ip, Ka Ming Wong, Zixin Wang, Yuan Fang |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Adult
Male China Health (social science) Social Psychology Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections Intention medicine.disease_cause 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Prevalence Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Homosexuality Male Male clients 030505 public health Sex Workers business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Theory of planned behavior Female sex Odds ratio Risk perception Self-Testing Female Ordered logit 0305 other medical science business Demography |
| Zdroj: | AIDS care. 33(8) |
| ISSN: | 1360-0451 |
| Popis: | HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a useful means to increase coverage of HIV testing but under-utilized by male clients of female sex workers (MCFSW) in China. This study investigated the prevalence of and factors associated with behavioral intention to take up HIVST in the next year among MCFSW in Hong Kong, China. We recruited Chinse-speaking adult men who had patronized at least one female sex worker in the past six months. A total of 303 MCFSW completed a self-administered questionnaire. Univariate and multivariable ordinal logistic regression models were fit. Only 23.8% of participants indicated that they probably/definitely would take up HIVST in the next year. The multivariable ordinal logistic regression model showed that positive attitudes towards HIVST (adjusted odds ratios (aOR): 1.24, 95%CI: 1.13, 1.37), perceived HIVST uptake is completely under one's control (perceived behavioral control) (aOR: 1.44, 95%CI: 1.08, 1.92), and perceived higher risk of HIV infection (aOR: 1.32, 95%CI: 1.01, 1.76) were associated with higher intention to take up HIVST in the next year. The prevalence of behavioral intention to use HIVST was low among MCFSW in Hong Kong. Perceptions based on the Theory of Planned Behavior and perceived risk of HIV infection were associated with behavioral intention to use HIVST. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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