HIV self-testing adoption and post-test linkage to care among men who have sex with men in China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

• Published in: BMC infectious diseases Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 532 - 12
• Main Authors: Yang, Fan, Zhao, Peizhen, Tang, Weiming, Tucker, Joseph D., Xu, Wenqian, Wang, Cheng
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 27.05.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adoption; Adult; Behavior; Bivariate analysis; China; China - epidemiology; Condoms; Cross-Sectional Studies; Education; Health care facilities; HIV; HIV (Viruses); HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV self-testing; HIV testing; HIV Testing - statistics & numerical data; Homosexuality, Male - statistics & numerical data; Human immunodeficiency virus; Humans; Implementation; Male; Marital status; Medical examination; Medical tests; Men; Men who have sex with men; Methods; MSM (Men who have sex with men); Nonprofit organizations; Patient Acceptance of Health Care - statistics & numerical data; Questionnaires; Self testing; Sexual health; Sexuality; Sexually transmitted diseases; Social networks; Sociodemographics; STD; Surveys; Surveys and Questionnaires; Variables; Young Adult; China; HIV self-testing; China; Adoption; Implementation; Men who have sex with men

HIV self-testing (HIVST) was recommended to improve HIV testing services. China initiated some of the first HIVST pilots in the world, providing a unique opportunity for implementation research. We aim to investigate HIVST adoption and its following linkage to care among Chinese men who have sex wit...