Approval and Potential Use of Over-the-Counter HIV Self-Tests: The Opinion of Participants in a Street Based HIV Rapid Testing Program in Spain

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 472-484

  Rosales Statkus, M Elena ^a,b   de la Fuente, Luis ^a,b   Fernández Balbuena, Sonia ^b   Figueroa, Carmen ^c   Fernàndez López, Laura ^b,d,e   Hoyos, Juan ^a,b   Ruiz, Mónica ^a,b   Belza, M José ^b,c  

^a CARLOS III INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Spain)

^b CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^e Servei d'Hematologia   (Spain)

Author keywords

Early diagnosis; HIV diagnosis; HIV self testing; Home test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC OPINION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL STIGMA; SPAIN; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH PRIORITIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PROGRAM EVALUATION; PUBLIC OPINION; SELF CARE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL STIGMA; SPAIN; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84925538936     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0975-9     Document Type: Article

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