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INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF STD & AIDS
Volume 21, Issue 6, Pages 428-430Publisher
ROYAL SOC MEDICINE PRESS LTD
DOI: 10.1258/ijsa.2010.009552
Keywords
Australia; men; homosexual; screening; HIV
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- Melbourne Sexual Health Centre
- Alfred Health Public Relations Unit
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This study examined the views of 172 community-based Australian men who have sex with men (MSM) on the acceptability and potential uptake of rapid oral testing for HIV in clinic and home-based settings. Men were asked to complete a questionnaire that sought their views on rapid testing for HIV. When asked about which HIV test they would prefer in a clinic setting, 64% indicated a preference for rapid oral HIV testing and 74% indicated that if rapid oral HIV testing was available at a clinic they would test for HIV more frequently. If rapid oral HIV testing was available for home testing, 63% of men indicated it would be likely they would test themselves for HIV and 61% indicated they would test more frequently. Overall, MSM expressed a preference for rapid oral HIV testing and would test more frequently if testing was available for clinic or home use in Australia.
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