HIV self-testing and related factors in men who have sex with men in Shijiazhuang.
10.3760/cma.j.cn112338-20220526-00466
- Author:
Pei Long LI
1
;
Hou Lin TANG
1
;
Dong Min LI
1
;
Lin GE
1
;
Juan YANG
1
;
Yan Chao QIU
2
;
Xiao Song LIU
2
;
Liang LIANG
3
;
Fan LYU
1
Author Information
1. National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing 102206, China.
2. Shijiazhuang Municipal Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang 050011, China.
3. Hebei Provincial Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Shijiazhuang 050021, China.
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Male;
Humans;
Adolescent;
Young Adult;
Adult;
Homosexuality, Male;
Self-Testing;
Sexual and Gender Minorities;
HIV Testing;
Sexual Behavior
- From:
Chinese Journal of Epidemiology
2023;44(5):797-801
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective: To understand HIV self-testing and related factors in men who have sex with men (MSM) in Shijiazhuang. Methods: From August to September 2020, convenient sampling was used to recruit MSM in Shijiazhuang. Online questionnaires were used to collect information about their demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors and HIV self-testing. logistic regression model was used to analyze the related factors associated with HIV self-testing. Results: In the 304 MSM respondents, 52.3% (159/304) had HIV self-testing in the past 6 months, and 95.0% (151/159) used fingertip blood HIV detection reagent. Self-purchase was the main way to obtain HIV testing reagents (45.9%, 73/159), followed by supply from MSM social organization (44.7%, 71/159). The reasons for having HIV self-testing were non-specific testing time (67.9%, 108/159) and privacy protection (62.9%,100/159), the reasons for having no HIV self-testing included inability of using (32.4%, 47/145), being unaware of HIV self-testing reagent (24.1%, 35/145), and worry about inaccurate self-testing results (19.3%, 28/145). Multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that being 18-29 years old (aOR=2.68, 95%CI: 1.20-5.94), obtaining free HIV self-testing kits in recent 6 months (aOR=8.61, 95%CI: 4.09-18.11) and making friends through Internet and social software (aOR=2.68, 95%CI: 1.48-4.88) were positive factors for having HIV self-testing. Conclusion: HIV self-testing is a more flexible and convenient way to detect HIV in MSM, and the promotion of HIV self-testing in MSM should be strengthened to further increase the HIV detection rate in this population.
