Incentives and barriers to HIV testing in men who have sex with men in a metropolitan area in Brazil

2016

Article référencé dans le Web of Science WOS:000378624900002

Freire Gonçalves V., Franco Sansigolo Kerr L.R., Salani Mota R., Maia Macena R.H., Gurgel Freire D., Brito A.M. de, Dourado I., Atlani Duault Laëtitia, Vidal Laurent, Kendall K.

Cadernos de Saude Publica, 2016, 32 (5), art. e00049015 [10 p. en ligne] ISSN 1678-4464

This study aimed to identify incentives and barriers to HIV testing in men who have sex with men (MSM). This was a cross-sectional study of MSM who had lived at least three months in greater metropolitan Fortaleza, Ceara State, Brazil, 2010. The study recruited 391 men ≥ 18 years of age who reported sexual relations with men in the previous six months, using Respondent Driven Sampling. Personal network and socio-demographic data were collected and HIV testing was offered, analyzed with RDSAT 6.0 and Stata 11.0. The majority were young (40.3%), had 5 to 11 years of schooling (57.3%), were single (85.1%), had low income (37.6%), and 58.1% had tested for HIV some time in life. Incentive to test: certainty of not being infected (34.1%) and the exposure to national campaign Fique Sabendo [Know your Status] (34%). Barriers: trust in partner(s) (21%) and fear of discrimination if tested positive (20.3%). Policies should be developed to ensure test confidentiality and communication campaigns focusing on information gaps and encouragement for testing.

Entomologie médicale / Parasitologie / Virologie [052] ; Santé : aspects socioculturels, économiques et politiques [056]

Fonds IRD [F B010067235]

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