Qualitative research on factors of HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China based on Blued
10.3760/cma.j.issn.0253-9624.2018.12.007
- VernacularTitle: 应用Blued平台进行HIV检测影响因素的定性研究
- Author:
Fei YU
1
;
Guodong MI
;
Zihuang CHEN
;
Guangyu JI
;
Yue MA
;
Baoli MA
;
Fan LYU
Author Information
1. Danlan Public Welfare, Beijing 100020, China
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Homosexuality, male;
Qualitative research;
HIV testing;
Geo-social networking application;
Influential factor
- From:
Chinese Journal of Preventive Medicine
2018;52(12):1229-1233
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective:To understand the cognition and attitudes of men who have sex with men (MSM) towards HIV testing and explore in-depth reasons preventing them from testing.
Methods:The function of "opinion" in Blued, a gay geo-social networking application (GSN), was adopted to collect qualitative data of ideas and attitudes towards HIV testing of the users between December 2017 and January 2018. The data was analyzed based on grounded theory approach.
Results:28 269 Blued users participated in the activity and 1 977 posted comments. Four key themes were identified, i.e. no/low risk of contracting HIV, stigmatization of HIV testing, long-term relationship and conventional impediments of HIV testing.
Conclusion:The cognition and attitudes of the target population derived from the analysis of "opinion" function in Blued, such as the stigmatization of the behavior of HIV testing influencing the attitude of HIV testing, could help researchers build a more accurate detection and promotion strategy instead of a very general intervention on the public.
