@article{fdi:010067235,
  title = {{I}ncentives and barriers to {HIV} testing in men who have sex with men in a metropolitan area in {B}razil},
  author = {{F}reire {G}on{\c{c}}alves, {V}. and {F}ranco {S}ansigolo {K}err, {L}.{R}. and {S}alani {M}ota, {R}. and {M}aia {M}acena, {R}.{H}. and {G}urgel {F}reire, {D}. and {B}rito, {A}.{M}. de and {D}ourado, {I}. and {A}tlani {D}uault, {L}a{\¨e}titia and {V}idal, {L}aurent and {K}endall, {K}.},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{T}his study aimed to identify incentives and barriers to {HIV} testing in men who have sex with men ({MSM}). {T}his was a cross-sectional study of {MSM} who had lived at least three months in greater metropolitan {F}ortaleza, {C}eara {S}tate, {B}razil, 2010. {T}he study recruited 391 men ≥ 18 years of age who reported sexual relations with men in the previous six months, using {R}espondent {D}riven {S}ampling. {P}ersonal network and socio-demographic data were collected and {HIV} testing was offered, analyzed with {RDSAT} 6.0 and {S}tata 11.0. {T}he 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. {I}ncentive to test: certainty of not being infected (34.1%) and the exposure to national campaign {F}ique {S}abendo [{K}now your {S}tatus] (34%). {B}arriers: trust in partner(s) (21%) and fear of discrimination if tested positive (20.3%). {P}olicies should be developed to ensure test confidentiality and communication campaigns focusing on information gaps and encouragement for testing.},
  keywords = {{BRESIL} ; {FORTALEZA}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{C}adernos de {S}aude {P}ublica},
  volume = {32},
  numero = {5},
  pages = {art. e00049015 [10  en ligne]},
  ISSN = {1678-4464},
  year = {2016},
  DOI = {10.1590/0102-311{X}00049015},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010067235},
}