{"database":"biostudies-literature","file_versions":[],"scores":null,"additional":{"omics_type":["Unknown"],"volume":["113(3)"],"submitter":["Alain T"],"pubmed_abstract":["To increase HIV status awareness among men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSWs), a community-based HIV testing program was implemented for the first time in Haiti. We aimed to assess 1) the effectiveness of the program to reach HIV-exposed populations over time and 2) the characteristics, HIV exposure, and testing profile of program participants. Rapid diagnostic HIV testing (RDT) was offered to all individuals present in several community-based settings across Haiti. Trends in the number of tested individuals, first-time tested, and HIV positive tested per intervention were described using linear regression. Characteristics and factors related to the first-time test were described. Between July 2015 and April 2018, 445 interventions in 91 community-based venues resulted in 3,998 rapid tests performed. A median of eight individuals was tested per intervention, with 18% first-time testers and 6% with HIV-positive results. The overall numbers of tests and positive test results increased over the intervention program period. Within 1,572 first-time RDT testers (1,216 MSM, 235 FSWs, and 121 nonkey population), 31% (n = 489) were first-time HIV testers. First-time tested individuals reported HIV exposure, such as lack of condom use at last intercourse (33%), transactional sex (35%), and recent (≤12 months) sexually transmitted infection (12%). The community-based HIV testing program effectively reached HIV-positive and previously untested individuals over a 3-year period. Continued community-based testing in conjunction with other HIV testing services is recommended for Haiti."],"journal":["The American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene"],"pagination":["564-572"],"full_dataset_link":["https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12410271"],"repository":["biostudies-literature"],"pubmed_title":["Temporal Trends and Characteristics of Community-Based HIV Testing: First Community-Based Testing Program Results of Men Who Had Sex with Men and Female Sex Workers in Haiti, 2015-2018."],"pmcid":["PMC12410271"],"pubmed_authors":["Descardes A","Lustin S","Inghels M","Merisier JM","Jeudy C","Alain T","Dimanche V","Michels D","Quatremere G","Audemard C","Rojas Castro D"],"additional_accession":[]},"is_claimable":false,"name":"Temporal Trends and Characteristics of Community-Based HIV Testing: First Community-Based Testing Program Results of Men Who Had Sex with Men and Female Sex Workers in Haiti, 2015-2018.","description":"To increase HIV status awareness among men who have sex with men (MSM) and female sex workers (FSWs), a community-based HIV testing program was implemented for the first time in Haiti. We aimed to assess 1) the effectiveness of the program to reach HIV-exposed populations over time and 2) the characteristics, HIV exposure, and testing profile of program participants. Rapid diagnostic HIV testing (RDT) was offered to all individuals present in several community-based settings across Haiti. Trends in the number of tested individuals, first-time tested, and HIV positive tested per intervention were described using linear regression. Characteristics and factors related to the first-time test were described. Between July 2015 and April 2018, 445 interventions in 91 community-based venues resulted in 3,998 rapid tests performed. A median of eight individuals was tested per intervention, with 18% first-time testers and 6% with HIV-positive results. The overall numbers of tests and positive test results increased over the intervention program period. Within 1,572 first-time RDT testers (1,216 MSM, 235 FSWs, and 121 nonkey population), 31% (n = 489) were first-time HIV testers. First-time tested individuals reported HIV exposure, such as lack of condom use at last intercourse (33%), transactional sex (35%), and recent (≤12 months) sexually transmitted infection (12%). The community-based HIV testing program effectively reached HIV-positive and previously untested individuals over a 3-year period. Continued community-based testing in conjunction with other HIV testing services is recommended for Haiti.","dates":{"release":"2025-01-01T00:00:00Z","publication":"2025 Sep","modification":"2026-05-29T19:48:32.609Z","creation":"2026-04-08T05:52:56.131Z"},"accession":"S-EPMC12410271","cross_references":{"pubmed":["40628240"],"doi":["10.4269/ajtmh.24-0391"]}}