Identifying undiagnosed HIV in men who have sex with men (MSM) by offering HIV home sampling via online gay social media: A service evaluation

Sexually Transmitted Infections

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 470-473

  Elliot, E ^a   Rossi, M ^a   Mccormack, S ^a   Mcowan, A ^a  

^a CHELSEA AND WESTMINSTER HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

DIAGNOSIS; GAY MEN; HIV TESTING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SERVICE DELIVERY

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CD4 LYMPHOCYTE COUNT; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH SURVEY; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HOME DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGRAM ACCEPTABILITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORK; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SEXUALITY; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADULT; DELIVERY OF HEALTH CARE; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; LONDON; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL PARTNERS; SOCIAL MEDIA; SOCIAL NETWORKING; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84973333186     PISSN: 13684973     EISSN: 14723263     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/sextrans-2015-052090     Document Type: Article

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