Open AccessHIV-Negative Partnered Men’s Attitudes Toward Using an In-Home Rapid HIV Test and Associated Factors Among a Sample of US HIV-Negative and HIV-Discordant Male Couples
Author(s) -
Jason W. Mitchell,
Patrick S. Sullivan
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
sexually transmitted diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.507
H-Index - 105
eISSN - 1537-4521
pISSN - 0148-5717
DOI - 10.1097/olq.0000000000000249
Subject(s) - medicine , casual , psychological intervention , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , multivariate analysis , men who have sex with men , clinical psychology , immunology , psychiatry , materials science , syphilis , sociology , composite material
Many men who have sex with men acquire HIV while in a same-sex relationship. Studies with gay male couples have demonstrated that relationship characteristics and testing behaviors are important to examine for HIV prevention. Recently, an in-home rapid HIV test (HT) has become available for purchase in the United States. However, HIV-negative partnered men's attitudes toward using an HT and whether characteristics of their relationship affect their use of HTs remain largely unknown. This information is relevant for the development of HIV prevention interventions targeting at-risk HIV-negative and HIV-discordant male couples.