Usage and Acceptability of HIV Self-testing in Men who have Sex with Men in Hong Kong

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 505-515

  Wong, Horas Tze Hoo ^a   Tam, Hoi Yan ^a   Chan, Denise Pui Chung ^a   Lee, Shui Shan ^a  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Acceptability; HIV self testing; Hong Kong; Men who have sex with men; MSM

Indexed keywords

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CONDOM; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV INFECTIONS; HONG KONG; HUMAN; MALE; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ACCESS TO INFORMATION; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; CONDOMS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; RISK-TAKING; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84924813976     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0881-1     Document Type: Article

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