A feasibility study of the use of HIV self-tests in young men who have sex with men

Rebecca Schnall; Jianfang Liu; Lisa M. Kuhns; Cynthia Pearson; D. Scott Batey; Josh Bruce; Asa Radix; Uri Belkind; Marco A. Hidalgo; Sabina Hirshfield; Sarah Ganzhorn; Robert Garofalo

doi:10.1080/09540121.2022.2160864

A feasibility study of the use of HIV self-tests in young men who have sex with men

Rebecca Schnall
, Jianfang Liu
, Lisa M. Kuhns
, Cynthia Pearson
, D. Scott Batey
, Josh Bruce
, Asa Radix
, Uri Belkind
, Marco A. Hidalgo
, Sabina Hirshfield
, Sarah Ganzhorn
, Robert Garofalo

Medicine

SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University

Columbia University
Children's Memorial Hospital
Northwestern University
University of Washington
Tulane University
Birmingham AIDS Outreach
Callen-Lorde Community Health Center
University of California at Los Angeles

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Abstract

Studies on HIV self-testing (HIV-ST) have been limited to adults (age 18+). The study assessed use of HIV-ST among a diverse group of young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in the United States (US) and assessed differences in uptake by demographic characteristics and requirements for parental consent. This study demonstrated feasibility of HIV-ST for YMSM as young as 14 years of age, which suggests potential for increasing HIV testing in this young age group and promoting health equity.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1279-1284
Number of pages	6
Journal	AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume	35
Issue number	9
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2022.2160864
State	Published - 2023

Keywords

HIV/AIDS
adolescent health
lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender persons
prevention
screening
sexual health

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Schnall, R., Liu, J., Kuhns, L. M., Pearson, C., Scott Batey, D., Bruce, J., Radix, A., Belkind, U., Hidalgo, M. A., Hirshfield, S., Ganzhorn, S., & Garofalo, R. (2023). A feasibility study of the use of HIV self-tests in young men who have sex with men. AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 35(9), 1279-1284. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2022.2160864

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