HCV Self-Testing to Expand Testing: A Pilot Among Men Who Have Sex With Men in China.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hepatitis C virus self-testing (HCVST) may increase test uptake especially among marginalized key populations such as men who have sex with men (MSM). We conducted an observational study to assess the usability, acceptability and feasibility of HCVST among MSM in China.

Methods

An observational study with convenience sampling was performed among MSM in Guangzhou, China in 2019. The OraQuick® HCV Rapid Antibody Test kits were used in this study. Participants performed all 12 HCVST steps and interpreted the results in the presence of a trained observer. Usability was defined as the number and percentage of participants who completed all testing steps correctly without assistance and interpreted the results correctly. Inter-reader concordance was calculated as the pe

SUBMITTER: Xu W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9194083 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature