Disclosure of Same-Sex Behaviors to Health-care Providers and Uptake of HIV Testing for Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Systematic Review.

ABSTRACT: To promote HIV-testing and offer optimal care for men who have sex with men (MSM), health-care providers (HCPs) must first be aware of their patients' sexual behaviors. Otherwise, HCPs may overlook MSM's risks for HIV infection and their special health-care needs. For MSM, reporting their same-sex behaviors to HCPs (disclosure to HCPs) may promote their linkage to HIV prevention and treatment cascade and improve their health outcomes. No literature review has been conducted to examine the relationship between disclosure to HCPs and uptake of HIV-testing among MSM. The current study reviewed and synthesized findings from 29 empirical studies published in English by 2016. We summarized the rates of MSM's disclosure to HCPs, investigated the association between disclosure and HIV-testing amon

SUBMITTER: Qiao S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6142161 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature