Behavioral predictors associated with HIV screening needs in gay Korean men during the COVID-19 pandemic.

ABSTRACT: During the pandemic, the capacity of medical resources focused on testing, diagnosing and treating COVID-19 has severely limited public access to health care. In particular, HIV screening, for which homosexual males in Korea received free and anonymous testing at public health centers, was completely halted. This study investigated behavioral predictors related to the HIV screening needs of Korean male homosexuals during the pandemic. Data were collected by conducting a web survey targeting members of the largest homosexual portal site in Korea with support from the National Research Foundation of Korea (n = 1,005). The key independent variables are COVID-19-related characteristics and sexual risk behavior. The moderating variable is health information search behavior, and the dependent va

SUBMITTER: Kwon RH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10259784 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature