Who seeks HIV testing? The impact of risk, knowledge, and state regulatory policy on the testing decision.
Who seeks HIV testing? The impact of risk, knowledge, and state regulatory policy on the testing decision.
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谁寻求艾滋病毒检测？
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1991
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T. Hu
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作者：
L. Paringer;K. Phillips;T. Hu
这项研究考察了个人决定接受艾滋病毒感染检测的决定因素。利用1988年艾滋病知识和态度调查的数据，我们开发并测试了影响检测决定的因素的概念模型。我们估计个人的风险特征、社会人口学特征、关于艾滋病毒感染的知识和获得检测的机会对他们进行检测的决定的影响。我们还研究了国家保密政策对测试决策的影响。我们的结果表明，风险群体成员身份、对艾滋病毒感染的了解以及个人的社会人口学特征对接受艾滋病毒检测的决定有重大影响。此外，保密的国家政策对个人接受测试的决定也有重大影响。
This study examines the determinants of an individual's decision to be tested for HIV infection. Using data from the 1988 AIDS Knowledge and Attitudes Survey we develop and test a conceptual model of the factors that impact the testing decision. We estimate the impact that individuals' risk characteristics, sociodemographic characteristics, knowledge about HIV infection, and access to testing have on their decision to be tested. We also examine the impact of state confidentiality policies on the testing decision. Our results indicate that risk group membership, knowledge about HIV infection, and the sociodemographic characteristics of the individual exert a significant impact on the decision to receive an HIV test. In addition, state policies that preserve confidentiality also have a significant effect on an individual's decision to be tested.