A Pilot, Randomized Controlled Trial of HIV Self-Testing and Real-Time Post-Test Counseling/Referral on Screening and Preventative Care Among Men Who Have Sex with Men.

ABSTRACT: HIV self-testing (HST) could be an effective strategy for helping those at high risk test more regularly. However, concerns about HST's lack of follow-up care and referral have so far limited its use. In a pilot, randomized controlled trial, high-risk HIV-negative, or status unknown men who have sex with men (MSM; N = 65) were recruited from January 2016 to February 2017 and received (1) HST kits by mail, equipped with devices that detected when kits were opened and prompted a follow-up call from a counselor (eTEST); (2) standard HST kits with no follow-up (standard); or (3) informational letters about HIV testing locations (control) at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months. Monthly surveys over 7 months assessed HIV testing, sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing, access to prevention se

SUBMITTER: Wray TB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6121176 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature