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Preference towards HIV Self-Testing above Other Testing Options in a Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men from Five European Countries

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dc.contributor.authorHoyos, Juan
dc.contributor.authorMaté, Tomás
dc.contributor.authorGuerras, Juan-Miguel
dc.contributor.authorDonat, Marta
dc.contributor.authorAgustí, Cristina
dc.contributor.authorKuske, Matthias
dc.contributor.authorFuertes, Ricardo
dc.contributor.authorChanos, Sophocles
dc.contributor.authorPichon, Francois
dc.contributor.authorSordo, Luis
dc.contributor.authorPulido, José
dc.contributor.authorBelza, María-José
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-03T14:14:49Z
dc.date.available2024-07-03T14:14:49Z
dc.date.issued2021-04-30
dc.description.abstractWe analyzed men who have sex with men (MSM) from Denmark, Germany, Greece, Portugal and Spain to identify who would choose HIV self-testing as their preferred testing method and assessed their preferred setting to acquire a self-testing kit and to confirm a reactive result. In 2016, we recruited an online sample of 3725 HIV-negative MSM. We used Poisson regression to identify factors associated with choosing self-testing as the preferred testing option. For those choosing it as their preferred option, we assessed the preferred settings to acquire a self-testing kit and to confirm a reactive result. Not being open about one’s sexual behaviors with men was associated with choosing self-testing as the preferred option, except in Greece; older age in Greece and Spain; reporting condomless anal intercourses (CAI) in Germany and Portugal; reporting one previous test in Greece; between 2 and 5 in Spain and with having been tested ≥ 12 months ago in Germany, Portugal and Spain. The internet (32.8%) was the preferred place to acquire a self-testing kit and primary care (34.0%) for confirmation purposes. Self-testing was highly valued, especially among individuals who were not open about their sexual behaviors with men. In certain countries, it was also associated with older age, CAI and being undertested.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/ijerph18094804pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/51191
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectHIVpt_PT
dc.subjectEarly diagnosispt_PT
dc.subjectSelf-testingpt_PT
dc.subjectMen who have sex with menpt_PT
dc.titlePreference towards HIV Self-Testing above Other Testing Options in a Sample of Men Who Have Sex with Men from Five European Countriespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue9pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage4804pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleInternational Journal of Environmental Research and Public Healthpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume18pt_PT
person.familyNameFuertes
person.givenNameRicardo
person.identifier.ciencia-idA615-08E1-6C13
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-8562-2014
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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