Acceptability of using electronic vending machines to deliver oral rapid HIV self-testing kits: A qualitative study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2014, Pages

  Young, Sean D ^a   Daniels, Joseph ^a   Chiu, ChingChe J ^a   Bolan, Robert K ^b   Flynn, Risa P ^b   Kwok, Justin ^a   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LOS ANGELES LGBT CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CONFIDENTIALITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ELECTRONIC VENDING MACHINE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HISPANIC; HIV RAPID TEST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PUBLIC OPINION; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL CONTROL; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; SELF EVALUATION; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC;

EID: 84904965489     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103790     Document Type: Article

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