Over-the-counter human immunodeficiency virus self-test kits: time to explore their use for men who have sex with men in Brazil
| Autor: | Patrick S. Sullivan, Nilo Martinez Fernandes, Valdilea G. Veloso, Veriano Terto Jr., Susan Buchbinder, Beatriz Grinsztejn, Sheri A. Lippman |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
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Microbiology (medical) Gerontology Program evaluation Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Civil society Clinical Sciences Home-based testing Population lcsh:QR1-502 Alternative medicine Developing country HIV Infections Self-testing Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM/LGBT*) Microbiology lcsh:Microbiology lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases Men who have sex with men Clinical Research Transgender Humans Medicine lcsh:RC109-216 Diagnostic MSM Homosexuality Male education Medicine(all) Practice education.field_of_study Government business.industry Health Knowledge Prevention Homosexuality HIV testing Self Care Infectious Diseases Attitudes Public Health and Health Services Reagent Kits Reagent Kits Diagnostic Infection business Brazil |
| Zdroj: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases v.18 n.3 2014 Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases (BSID) instacron:BSID Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Vol 18, Iss 3, Pp 239-244 (2014) Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases, Volume: 18, Issue: 3, Pages: 239-244, Published: JUN 2014 The Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases, vol 18, iss 3 |
| ISSN: | 1413-8670 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.bjid.2014.02.002 |
| Popis: | Increasing access and frequency of human immunodeficiency virus testing are critical to stemming the epidemic. In Brazil's concentrated epidemic, human immunodeficiency virus prevalence in the men who have sex with men/transgender population far exceeds that in the general population, but testing rates fall below what is needed to ensure early detection and treatment. Over-the-counter human immunodeficiency virus self-testing kits, now available in stores in the U.S., have enormous potential to increase testing access and frequency and to facilitate early detection and treatment. With the advent of human immunodeficiency virus self-testing upon us, it is timely to engage the scientific community, government, and civil society in a dialog around how to best utilize this technology in Brazil. We summarize recent research on over-the-counter testing among men who have sex with men, raise potential questions and challenges to using self-tests, suggest implementation strategies, and outline a research agenda moving forward. Keywords: Brazil, HIV testing, MSM, Self-testing, Home-based testing |
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