Open AccessAcceptability of Home Self-Tests for HIV in New York City, 2006
Author(s) -
Julie E. Myers,
Sara Bodach,
Blayne Cutler,
Colin W. Shepard,
Christopher Philippou,
Bernard M. Branson
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2014.302271
Subject(s) - human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , hiv test , test (biology) , medicine , gerontology , telephone survey , environmental health , demography , family medicine , health services , sociology , population , business , advertising , paleontology , health facility , biology
Data from a 2006 telephone survey representative of New York City adults showed that more than half (56.2%) of those aged 18 to 64 years responded favorably to a question about acceptability of a rapid home HIV test. More than two thirds of certain subpopulations at high risk for HIV reported that they would use a rapid home HIV test, but approximately half who expressed interest had indications of financial hardship. The match of acceptability and HIV risk bodes well for self-testing utility, but cost might impede uptake.