Open AccessWhat Factors Are Associated With Receiving a Recommendation to Get Tested for HIV by Health Care Providers Among Men Who Have Sex With Men?
Author(s) -
Wilson Vincent,
Willi McFarland,
H. Fisher Raymond
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000001411
Subject(s) - medicine , men who have sex with men , sexual orientation , health care , odds , family medicine , odds ratio , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , gerontology , logistic regression , psychology , social psychology , syphilis , economics , economic growth
The approach of treatment as prevention for reducing HIV incidence and prevalence hinges on early detection of HIV infection and treatment to achieve viral suppression and, thus, to reduce HIV transmissibility. However, men who have sex with men (MSM), who are at greater risk of HIV infection than the average adult in the United States, are often not tested because many providers do not provide routine opt-out testing or even recommend HIV testing.