Low knowledge and anecdotal use of unauthorized online HIV self-test kits among attendees at a street-based HIV rapid testing programme in Spain

International Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 25, Issue , 2014, Pages 196-200

  Belza, M José ^a,b   Figueroa, Carmen ^a   Rosales Statkus, M Elena ^b,c   Ruiz, Mónica ^b,c   Vallejo, Fernando ^b,c   de la Fuente, Luis ^b,c  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; HIV; Self testing

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HETEROSEXUALITY; HIV RAPID TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS PREVALENCE; INTERNET; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SELF EVALUATION; SPAIN; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; HEALTH SURVEY; HIV INFECTIONS; MIDDLE AGED; RISK; RISK FACTOR; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; RISK FACTORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SPAIN; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84903939515     PISSN: 12019712     EISSN: 18783511     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijid.2014.03.1379     Document Type: Article

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