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01-07-2013 | Original Paper

Which Gay Men Would Increase Their Frequency of HIV Testing with Home Self-testing?

Authors: Benjamin R. Bavinton, Graham Brown, Michael Hurley, Jack Bradley, Phillip Keen, Damian P. Conway, Rebecca Guy, Andrew E. Grulich, Garrett Prestage

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 6/2013

Abstract

Many Australian gay men do not get tested for HIV at the recommended frequency. Barriers to HIV testing may be reduced by the availability of home HIV self-testing (HHST). An online cross-sectional questionnaire was conducted with 2,306 Australian gay men during 2009. Multivariate logistic regression identified factors associated with being likely to increase testing frequency if HHST was available, among previously-tested and never-tested men. Among 2,018 non-HIV-positive men, 83.9 % had been tested. Two-thirds indicated they would test more often if HHST was available irrespective of previous testing history. In multivariate analysis, independent predictors of increased testing frequency with HHST included preferences for more convenient testing, not having to see a doctor when testing and wanting immediate results among all men, as well as not being from an Anglo-Australian background and recent unprotected anal sex with casual partners among previously-tested men only. The majority of gay men report that being able to test themselves at home would increase their frequency of HIV testing.

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Title: Which Gay Men Would Increase Their Frequency of HIV Testing with Home Self-testing?
Authors: Benjamin R. Bavinton
Graham Brown
Michael Hurley
Jack Bradley
Phillip Keen
Damian P. Conway
Rebecca Guy
Andrew E. Grulich
Garrett Prestage
Publication date: 01-07-2013
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 6/2013
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0450-z

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