1. Factors Associated with First-Time HIV Testing Among MSM via Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-test Kits in Zhuhai, China.
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Lyu, Hang, Feng, Yunlong, Zhou, Yi, Guo, Zhihui, Wang, Yuyu, Cui, Mingting, Tang, Haotong, Du, Man, Huang, Shanzi, Li, Jiarun, Tang, Weiming, and Mei, Wenhua
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HIV infection epidemiology ,DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections ,HIV prevention ,CONFIDENCE intervals ,MEDICAL screening ,HIV seroconversion ,SURVEYS ,SOCIOECONOMIC factors ,INCOME ,SEXUAL minorities ,QUESTIONNAIRES ,RESEARCH funding ,DESCRIPTIVE statistics ,MEN who have sex with men ,ODDS ratio ,DATA analysis software ,PATIENT self-monitoring - Abstract
HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an effective method to expand HIV testing coverage worldwide. We analyze the results of HIVST and sexual behaviors of first-time testers among Men who have sex with men (MSM) who participated in a secondary distribution of HIVST kits. A total of 589 participants were recruited, including 173 first-time testers and 416 non-first-time testers. The first-time testers were mainly of Han ethnicity (aOR 1.88, 95% CI 1.10, 3.24), more likely to be HIV positive (aOR 7.18, 95% CI 2.37, 21.72), and had higher income (aOR 2.01, 95% CI 1.10, 3.69). Both groups were less likely to have anal sex with male partners (χ
2 : 146.24, P < 0.01), (χ2 : 582.72, P < 0.01) or have sex with female partners (χ2 : 19.01, P < 0.01), (χ2 : 35.74, P < 0.01) after HIVST. We should expand HIVST among MSM and other key populations to identify first-time testers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
- 2023
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