Distribution of HIV Self-Tests by HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men to Social and Sexual Contacts

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• Alternative Title:
  AIDS Behav
• Personal Author:
  Wesolowski, Laura ; Chavez, Pollyanna ; Sullivan, Patrick ; Freeman, Arin ; Sharma, Akshay ; Mustanski, Brian ; McNaghten, A.D. ; MacGowan, Robin
• Description:
  HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) were recruited on www.Facebook.com and www.Poz.com to give HIV self-tests to their contacts. Study participants completed a baseline survey, were given two self-tests, and completed a survey 2 months later. Of 133 eligible men, 40 (30%) completed both surveys. Most participants were 30-54 years old and non-Hispanic white. Some had a detectable viral load (n = 4), had condomless anal sex with male partners of negative or unknown status (n = 17), and had met anal sex partners at gay dating websites (n = 23). Of 80 self-tests given to participants, 59 (74%) were distributed, primarily to non-Hispanic white MSM, 30-54 years old who were friends. Participants reported results from 31 distributed tests; 2 sex partners of participants had positive results. Participants indicated these two persons were unaware of their infections. Expanding recruitment websites might reach non-white MSM. Unrecognized infections were identified through online recruitment and self-test distribution via HIV-positive persons.
• Subjects:
  Adult AIDS Serodiagnosis HIV Infections HIV Seropositivity Homosexuality, Male Humans Interpersonal Relations Male Mass Screening Middle Aged Self Care Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexual Partners Surveys And Questionnaires White People

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• Source:
  AIDS Behav. 23(4):893-899
• Pubmed ID:
  30264206
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6437005
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States ; 200-2001-41989/Centers for Disease Control and Prevention/
• Volume:
  23
• Issue:
  4
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
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  urn:sha256:a7f8abfa39753f85daa0a2dd93cef8bf42f0ee9a5880a9fd68579b2f84b0006f
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/77021/cdc_77021_DS1.pdf
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