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Correlates of requesting home HIV self-testing kits on online social networks among African-American and Latino men who have sex with men
| Content Provider | Scilit |
|---|---|
| Author | Chiu, Chingche J. Young, Sean D. Ch, Ching Che J. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Description | High levels of HIV stigma are one of the main difficulties in engaging African-American and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) in HIV testing. The availability of home HIV test and the possibility of self-testing in private may improve uptake and counteract stigma. This paper sought to determine the correlates of requesting home HIV test kits among a sample of MSM social media users. The odds of participants requesting a test kit were significantly associated with using social networks to seek sexual partners (aOR: 2.47, 95% CI: 1.07–6.06) and thinking it is easier to use social networks for seeking sexual partners (1.87, 1.2–3.12), uncertain HIV status (4.29, 1.37–14.4), and having sex under the influence of alcohol (2.46, 1.06–5.77). Participants who had not been tested for more than 6 months were more likely to request a test kit than those who were tested in the past 6 months (2.53, 1.02–6.37). Participants who frequently talked to others about having sex with men online were less likely to request a test kit (0.73, 0.56–0.92). By reaching people over social media and offering them access to test kits, we were able to reach at-risk individuals who were uncertain about their HIV status and had not been regularly tested. The findings of the study will help to inform future HIV testing interventions. |
| Related Links | http://europepmc.org/articles/pmc5018404?pdf=render https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5018404/pdf |
| Ending Page | 293 |
| Page Count | 5 |
| Starting Page | 289 |
| ISSN | 09540121 |
| e-ISSN | 13600451 |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2015.1090533 |
| Journal | AIDS Care |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Volume Number | 28 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited |
| Publisher Date | 2016-03-03 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Journal: Aids Care Public, Environmental and Occupational Health Hiv Self-testing Kits Online Social Networks Internet African-american and Latino Msm Msm Social Media |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health Health (social science) Social Psychology |
