To test or not to test:: are Hispanic men at highest risk for HIV getting tested?
To test or not to test:: are Hispanic men at highest risk for HIV getting tested?
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DOI：
10.1080/09540120220123757
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发表时间：
2002-06-01
影响因子：
1.7
通讯作者：
Bowen, GS
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作者：
Fernández, MI;Perrino, T;Bowen, GS
本研究以 1, 052 名西班牙裔男性为样本，研究了 HIV 检测历史和未来检测意图与性风险和风险认知之间的关系。该样本值得注意的是西班牙裔的多样化代表性、美国以外出生的参与者的高比例以及异性恋者和男男性行为者 (MSM) 的纳入。我们使用基于区域的抽样来招募公共场所的参与者。数据是通过 1999 年 12 月至 2001 年 2 月期间匿名、结构化访谈收集的。终身测试率很高 (76%)，但只有 45% 在过去 12 个月内进行过测试。结果表明，与风险较低的男性相比，风险最高的男性（即男男性接触者、性伴侣较多且患有性传播疾病）更有可能接受过检测，并且最近接受过检测。作为 MSM 并且之前接受过测试可以预测未来的测试意图。与拥有五个以上性伴侣且始终使用安全套的男性相比，与五个以上性伴侣不一致地使用安全套的男性不太可能愿意接受检测。研究已成功常规化艾滋病毒预防措施（包括检测）的男性将有助于为仍处于危险之中的人制定干预措施。
This study examined how HIV testing history and future testing intentions were related to sexual risk and perceptions of risk in a community sample of 1, 052 Hispanic men. This sample is noteworthy in its diverse representation of Hispanics, its high ratio of participants born outside the USA, and its inclusion of heterosexuals and men who have sex with men (MSM). We used area-based sampling to recruit participants at public venues. Data were collected via anonymous, structured interviews from December 1999 to February 2001. Lifetime testing rates were high (76%), but only 45% had been tested in the last 12 months. Results indicate that men at highest risk-those who were MSM, had more partners and had STDs-were more likely to have been tested, and to have been tested recently, than men with lower risk. Being MSM and having been previously tested predicted future testing intentions. Inconsistent condom users with more than five partners were less likely to intend to be tested than men with more than five partners who used condoms consistently. Studying men who have successfully routinized HIV prevention practices (including testing) will assist in the development of interventions for those who remain at risk.