From conventional to disruptive: upturning the HIV testing status quo among men who have sex with men in Vietnam.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

HIV prevalence among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Vietnam is increasing, while annual HIV testing uptake has remained consistently low, posing a significant challenge to reaching the 90-90-90 goals. Barriers to MSM seeking HIV testing include concerns regarding confidentiality and lack of convenient testing options. Two new HIV testing strategies-HIV lay provider and HIV self-testing (HIVST)-were piloted alongside intensive social media outreach to increase access to and uptake of HIV testing among MSM not actively engaged in services.

Methods

We measured the proportion of first-time MSM HIV testers opting for HIV lay or self-testing, and factors that were associated with first-time testing, as part of a larger HIV lay and self-testing study among key popu

SUBMITTER: Green KE 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6055123 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature