HIV Self-testing increases HIV testing frequency in high-risk men who have sex with men: A randomized controlled trial

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volumn 78, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 505-512

  Katz, David A ^a,b   Golden, Matthew R ^a,b,c   Hughes, James P ^d   Farquhar, Carey ^a,c   Stekler, Joanne D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH SEATTLE AND KING COUNTY   (United States)

^c Departments of Microbiology and Epidemiology   (United States)

^d Departments of Biostatistics   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV screening; HIV self testing; men who have sex with men; sexual behavior; sexually transmitted infections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANAL INTERCOURSE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CONDOM USE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GONORRHEA; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCIDENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; OPEN STUDY; POST HOC ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SELF EVALUATION; SELF REPORT; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUALLY TRANSMITTED DISEASE; SYPHILIS; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; SALIVA; SELF CARE; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIROLOGY;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; HIV; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; RISK-TAKING; SALIVA; SELF CARE;

EID: 85059142279     PISSN: 15254135     EISSN: 10779450     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000001709     Document Type: Conference Paper

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