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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 3/2015

01-03-2015 | Original Paper

Approval and Potential Use of Over-the-Counter HIV Self-Tests: The Opinion of Participants in a Street Based HIV Rapid Testing Program in Spain

Authors: M. Elena Rosales-Statkus, Luis de la Fuente, Sonia Fernández-Balbuena, Carmen Figueroa, Laura Fernàndez-López, Juan Hoyos, Mónica Ruiz, M. José Belza, Madrid HIV Rapid Testing Group

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 3/2015

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Abstract

HIV self-testing, not yet available in Spain, is a strategy thought to be able to increase the number of people tested and testing frequency. 3,373 attenders of a street-based HIV rapid-testing program gave their opinion on authorizing over-the-counter self-tests and a potentially shorter lead time if self-tests were available. 88.0 % of participants were in favor of authorization, 9.2 % had no clear opinion and 2.8 % were against. 54.6 % of men who have sex with men (MSM), 38.4 % of men who have sex with women and 36.3 % of women acknowledged a potential for lead time reduction. Potential lead time was associated with being ≥35 years, having a university degree, never injected drugs, previous HIV tests and being concerned about an HIV positive result, and in MSM, also having ≥5 partners. Self-testing seems a promising strategy for Spain: its authorization is supported by nearly all potential users and almost three quarters of MSM would have opted to advance their current testing if self-tests were available.
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Metadata
Title
Approval and Potential Use of Over-the-Counter HIV Self-Tests: The Opinion of Participants in a Street Based HIV Rapid Testing Program in Spain
Authors
M. Elena Rosales-Statkus
Luis de la Fuente
Sonia Fernández-Balbuena
Carmen Figueroa
Laura Fernàndez-López
Juan Hoyos
Mónica Ruiz
M. José Belza
Madrid HIV Rapid Testing Group
Publication date
01-03-2015
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 3/2015
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0975-9

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