HOME: A Comprehensive HIV Testing and Linkage Package for Young MSM of Color

描述(由申请人提供)：Home是一个项目，其目的是提高年轻的非洲裔美国人和拉丁裔男男性行为者(MSM)的艾滋病毒检测率。年轻的非裔美国人和拉丁裔MSM的艾滋病毒感染率比其他所有群体都高，他们更有可能不知道自己感染了艾滋病毒，也更不可能得到足够的艾滋病毒护理。为了打破艾滋病毒在这些人群中的传播循环，家庭项目将利用家庭艾滋病毒检测的力量，不久将获得非处方药使用许可。我们还将使用在线视频、社交网络、短信短信和远程医疗(从患者到临床医生的实时视频链接)等新技术来构建支持网络 供年轻男子测试，并与护理联系起来。最后的项目将是在奥克拉德和旧金山进行的临床试验，以评估家庭套餐是否可取，并提高艾滋病毒检测率和/或有色人种年轻MSM获得服务的机会。如果成功，HOME的组件就会被开发出来，这样它们就可以扩展到该国的许多地区。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): HOME is a project whose aim is to increase rates of HIV testing among young African American and Latino men who have sex with men (MSM). Young African American and Latino MSM have higher rates of HIV infection than all other groups, are more likely not to know they are HIV infected, and less likely to get adequate HIV care. To break the cycle of HIV transmission in these populations, the HOME project will harness the power of home HIV tests, soon to be licensed for over-the-counter use. We will also use new technologies for communication, such as online videos, social networking, SMS texting, and telemedicine (live video linkage from patient to clinician) to build a support network for young men to test and get linked into care. The final project will be a clinical trial in Oaklad and San Francisco to evaluate whether the HOME package is desirable and increases HIV testing rates and/or access to services in young MSM of color. If successful, the components of HOME are developed so they can be scalable to many parts of the country.