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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Acceptability and feasibility of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Peru and Brazil
International Journal of STD and AIDS, Volume 27, No. 7, Year 2016
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Description
HIV self-testing has the potential to increase testing frequency and uptake. This pilot study assessed the feasibility and acceptability of HIV self-testing in a sample of sexually active men who have sex with men (MSM) in Peru and Brazil. Participants were trained to use a whole blood rapid HIV self-test and instructed to use the self-test monthly during this three-month study. Test acceptability was measured with self-reported use of the test at the one-month and three-month study visits, and test feasibility was assessed by direct observation of self-test administration at the final three-month visit. A total of 103 participants (52 in Peru and 51 in Brazil) were enrolled, and 86% completed the three-month study. Nearly all participants reported use of the self-test (97% at one-month and 98% at three-month visit), and all participants correctly interpreted the self-administered test results when observed using the test at the final study visit. HIV self-testing with a blood-based assay was highly acceptable and feasible. HIV self-testing may have the potential to increase testing frequency and to reach high-risk MSM not currently accessing HIV-testing services. © 2015, The Author(s) 2015.
Authors & Co-Authors
Volk, Jonathan E.
United States, San Francisco
San Francisco Department of Public Health
Lippman, Sheri A.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Grinsztejn, Beatriz Gilda Jegerhorn
Brazil, Rio de Janeiro
Fundacao Oswaldo Cruz
Lama, Javier R.
Peru, Lima
Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación
Gonzales, Pedro
Peru, Lima
Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación
Hessol, Nancy A.
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Buchbinder, Susan P.
United States, San Francisco
San Francisco Department of Public Health
United States, San Francisco
University of California, San Francisco
Statistics
Citations: 69
Authors: 7
Affiliations: 4
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0956462415586676
ISSN:
09564624
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Participants Gender
Male