Acceptability and feasibility of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Peru and Brazil

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 531-536

  Volk, Jonathan E ^a   Lippman, Sheri A ^b   Grinsztejn, Beatriz ^c   Lama, Javier R ^d   Fernandes, Nilo M ^c   Gonzales, Pedro ^d   Hessol, Nancy A ^e   Buchbinder, Susan ^a,f  

^a SAN FRANCISCO DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

^d ASOCIACIÓN CIVIL IMPACTA SALUD Y EDUCACIÓN   (Peru)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

AIDS; diagnosis; HIV; homosexual; men; MSM; screening; self testing; South America; viral disease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BRAZIL; CONDOM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PERU; PILOT STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF EVALUATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SERODIAGNOSIS; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UTILIZATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; BRAZIL; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERU; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF CARE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84968773490     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 17581052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462415586676     Document Type: Article

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