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Published in: AIDS and Behavior 8/2018

01-08-2018 | Substantive Review

Strategies to Increase HIV Testing Among MSM: A Synthesis of the Literature

Authors: Chadwick K. Campbell, Sheri A. Lippman, Nicholas Moss, Marguerita Lightfoot

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 8/2018

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Abstract

More than 30 years into the HIV epidemic, men who have sex with men (MSM) continue to be disproportionately impacted. It is estimated that worldwide nearly half of MSM infected with HIV are unaware of their status, making HIV testing along with early linkage to care crucial to HIV prevention efforts. However, there remain significant barriers to HIV testing among MSM, due largely to complex issues of layered stigma that deter MSM from accessing traditional, clinic-based testing. We conducted a review and synthesis of the literature on strategies to increase uptake of HIV testing among MSM. We found that social network-based strategies, community-based testing, HIV self-testing, and modifications to the traditional clinic-based model can effectively reach a subset of MSM, but success was often context-specific and there are significant gaps in evidence. We provide recommendations for increasing HIV testing rates and status awareness among MSM.
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Metadata
Title
Strategies to Increase HIV Testing Among MSM: A Synthesis of the Literature
Authors
Chadwick K. Campbell
Sheri A. Lippman
Nicholas Moss
Marguerita Lightfoot
Publication date
01-08-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
AIDS and Behavior / Issue 8/2018
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-018-2083-8

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