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HIV self-testing in Peru: questionable availability, high acceptability but potential low linkage to care among men who have sex with men and transgender women

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dc.contributor.author Bustamante, Maria Jose
dc.contributor.author Konda, Kelika A.
dc.contributor.author Joseph Davey, Dvora
dc.contributor.author León Sandoval, Segundo Ramos
dc.contributor.author Calvo, Gino M.
dc.contributor.author Salvatierra, Javier
dc.contributor.author Brown, Brandon
dc.contributor.author Caceres Palacios, Carlos Fernando
dc.contributor.author Klausner, Jeffrey D.
dc.date.accessioned 2019-01-25T15:18:36Z
dc.date.available 2019-01-25T15:18:36Z
dc.date.issued 2016
dc.identifier.uri https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12866/4672
dc.description.abstract HIV status awareness is key to prevention, linkage-to-care and treatment. Our study evaluated the accessibility and potential willingness of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women in Peru. We surveyed four pharmacy chains in Peru to ascertain the commercial availability of the oral HIV self-test. The pharmacies surveyed confirmed that HIV self-test kits were available; however, those available were not intended for individual use, but for clinician use. We interviewed 147 MSM and 45 transgender women; nearly all (82%) reported willingness to perform the oral HIV self-test. However, only 55% of participants would definitely seek a confirmatory test in a clinic after an HIV-positive test result. Further, price may be a barrier, as HIV self-test kits were available for 18 USD, and MSM and transgender women were only willing to pay an average of 5 USD. HIV self-testing may facilitate increased access to HIV testing among some MSM/transgender women in Peru. However, price may prevent use, and poor uptake of confirmatory testing may limit linkage to HIV treatment and care. en_US
dc.language.iso eng
dc.publisher SAGE Publications
dc.relation.ispartofseries International Journal of STD and AIDS
dc.rights info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess
dc.rights.uri https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Adult en_US
dc.subject Female en_US
dc.subject Humans en_US
dc.subject Male en_US
dc.subject Mass Screening en_US
dc.subject Ambulatory Care Facilities en_US
dc.subject Diagnostic Self Evaluation en_US
dc.subject Continuity of Patient Care en_US
dc.subject HIV en_US
dc.subject homosexual en_US
dc.subject Peru en_US
dc.subject Transgender Persons/psychology en_US
dc.subject Patient Acceptance of Health Care/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.subject Homosexuality, Male/psychology en_US
dc.subject self-testing en_US
dc.subject transgender women en_US
dc.subject AIDS Serodiagnosis/methods/utilization en_US
dc.subject Health Services Accessibility/statistics & numerical data en_US
dc.subject HIV Infections/diagnosis/prevention & control/psychology en_US
dc.subject Reagent Kits, Diagnostic/supply & distribution en_US
dc.subject Self Care/methods/psychology en_US
dc.title HIV self-testing in Peru: questionable availability, high acceptability but potential low linkage to care among men who have sex with men and transgender women en_US
dc.type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
dc.identifier.doi https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462416630674
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#1.06.02
dc.subject.ocde https://purl.org/pe-repo/ocde/ford#3.03.12
dc.relation.issn 1758-1052


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