Preferences and access to community-based HIV testing sites among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Cote d'Ivoire.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Measuring access and preferences to Men who have Sex with Men focused community-based HIV testing sites (MSM-CBTS) in Côte d'Ivoire.

Design

A respondent-driven sampling telephone survey.

Setting

National survey conducted in 2018 in Côte d'Ivoire.

Participants

518 MSM aged over 18 years old.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Knowledge, practices, satisfaction and preferences regarding MSM-CBTS. Factors associated with MSM-CTBS access or knowledge and with HIV testing venue preferences were examined.

Results

Only half of the respondents (47%) reported knowing of an MSM-CBTS. Of these, 79% had already attended one. Both knowing of and ever visiting an MSM-CBTS were significantly associated with a higher number of HIV tests performed in

SUBMITTER: Inghels M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9237902 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature