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. 2019;31(3):308-318.
doi: 10.1080/19317611.2019.1645075. Epub 2019 Aug 8.

Gay and bisexual men's experiences using self-testing kits for HIV and rectal and urethral bacterial sexually transmitted infections: Lessons learned from a study with home-based testing

Steven A John  1 , Demetria Cain  2 , Jesse Bradford-Rogers  2 , H Jonathon Rendina  2   3 , Christian Grov  4
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Gay and bisexual men's experiences using self-testing kits for HIV and rectal and urethral bacterial sexually transmitted infections: Lessons learned from a study with home-based testing

Steven A John et al. Int J Sex Health. 2019.

Abstract

This study investigated the experiences of gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBM) conducting HIV and sexually transmitted infection (STI) self-testing procedures. We analyzed mixed-methods data from 11 GBM who self-tested HIV-positive and 1,070 HIV-negative GBM who completed the HIV self-testing and STI self-sampling procedures. Nearly all (99%) reported ease in urine-based STI self-sampling and most (90%) found rectal swab self-collection easy. Most (94%) checked their rapid-HIV self-testing results during the correct window (20-40 minutes), and nearly all (99%) trusted their HIV results. Recommendations for future self-testing procedures are provided based on findings from free-response data.

Keywords: HIV; HIV self-testing; HIV testing; men who have sex with men; sexually transmitted infections.

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