HIV self-testing application through online platform among men who have sex with men in Tianjin City
10.19485/j.cnki.issn2096-5087.2024.06.003
- Author:
HOU Jinyu
;
BAI Jianyun
;
GUO Yan
;
LI Jia
;
LI Long
;
GONG Hui
;
YU Maohe
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
HIV;
men who have sex with men;
self-testing
- From:
Journal of Preventive Medicine
2024;36(6):470-473
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand characteristics of men who have sex with men (MSM) who applied for HIV antibody self-testing reagents through "AIDS self-testing" column of a WeChat official account named "Dark Blue Public Health Center" in Tianjin City, so as to provide insights into exploring online modes of HIV antibody self-testing for MSM.
Methods:Data of MSM who were 18 years old or above, currently lived in Tianjin City, had sex with men in the past six months and applied for HIV antibody self-testing reagents through "AIDS self-testing" column from May 2018 to December 2022 were collected. Demographic characteristics, results return and positive findings were descriptively analyzed.
Results:Data of 2 064 MSM were collected, including 1 052 MSM aged 20 to 29 years (50.97%), 1 522 unmarried MSM (73.74%), 545 workers (26.41%), 1 385 MSM with college education or above (67.10%), and 315 MSM without testing for HIV antibody in the past (15.26%). A total of 6 470 self-testing reagents were applied, and 5 942 testing results were returned, with a return rate of 91.84%. There were 33.28% (687/2 064) of the applicants applying for 66.32% (4 291/6 470) reagents multiple times. There were 73 MSM with positive results, accounting for 1.23%.
Conclusions:The MSM applying for HIV antibody self-testing reagents through "AIDS self-testing" are mainly young and highly educated, including some who have never tested for HIV. However, attention should be paid to duplicate applications and the return rate should be increased.
- Full text:2024072508470115020天津市MSM人群网络HIV抗体自我检测情况分析.pdf
