Linkages to HIV confirmatory testing and antiretroviral therapy after online, supervised, HIV self-testing among Thai men who have sex with men and transgender women.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Online, supervised, HIV self-testing has potential to reach men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW) who never tested before and who had high HIV-positive yield. We studied linkages to HIV confirmatory test and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation among Thai MSM and TGW who chose online and/or offline platforms for HIV testing and factors associated with unsuccessful linkages.

Methods

MSM and TGW were enrolled from Bangkok Metropolitan Region and Pattaya during December 2015 to June 2017 and followed for 12 months. Participants could choose between: 1) offline HIV counselling and testing (Offline group), 2) online pre-test counselling and offline HIV testing (Mixed group) and 3) online counselling and online, supervised, HIV self-testing (O

SUBMITTER: Phanuphak N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6970936 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature