Journal article
HIV self-testing partially filled the HIV testing gap among men who have sex with men in China during the COVID-19 pandemic: results from an online survey.
Hongbo Jiang, Yewei Xie, Yuan Xiong, Yi Zhou, Kaihao Lin, Yao Yan, Joseph Tucker, Jason J Ong, Dan Wu, Fan Yang, Weiming Tang
Journal of the International AIDS Society | Published : 2021
DOI: 10.1002/jia2.25737
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a useful strategy to promote HIV testing among key populations. This study aimed to understand HIV testing behaviours among men who have sex with men (MSM) and specifically how HIVST was used during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) measures in China when access to facility-based testing was limited. METHODS: An online cross-sectional study was conducted to recruit men who have sex with men (MSM) in China from May to June of 2020, a period when COVID-19 measures were easing. Data on socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviours and HIV testing in the three months before and during COVID-19 measures (23 January 2020) were collected. Chi-s..
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Awarded by NIAID NIH HHS
Awarded by National Office for Philosophy and Social Sciences
Awarded by National Natural Science Foundation of China
Awarded by NIH HHS
Awarded by National Key Research and Development Program of China
Awarded by Academy of Medical Sciences and the Newton Fund
Awarded by National Science and Technology Major Project of China
Awarded by NIMH NIH HHS
Awarded by Medical Scientific Research Foundation of Guangdong Province
Awarded by Center for AIDS Research, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill