What happened to home HIV test collection kits? Intent to use kits, actual use, and barriers to use among persons at risk for HIV infection
What happened to home HIV test collection kits? Intent to use kits, actual use, and barriers to use among persons at risk for HIV infection
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DOI:
10.1080/0954012021000005533a
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发表时间:
2002-10-01
影响因子:
1.7
通讯作者:
Hecht, FM
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作者:
Colfax, GN;Lehman, JS;Hecht, FM
Through sequential cross-sectional surveys, we examined intent to use home HIV test collection kits, actual use and barriers to use among persons at high risk for HIV infection. Interest in kits was assessed in the 1995-96 HIV Testing Survey (HITS, n=1683). Kit use, knowledge of kits and barriers to use were assessed in the 1998-99 HITS (n=1788), after kits had become widely available. When asked to choose among future testing options, 19% of 1995-96 participants intended to use kits. Untested participants were more likely than previously tested HIV-negative participants to choose kits for their next HIV test (p