HIV care-seeking behaviour after HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Beijing, China: a cross-sectional study.
Xian-Long RenZun-You WuGuo-Dong MiJennifer M McGooganKe-Ming RouYan ZhaoNanci ZhangPublished in: Infectious diseases of poverty (2017)
We found a very low rate of HIV care seeking among our sample of urban Chinese MSM. The observation that most with reactive, uncertain, or unknown results did not seek HIV care is a cause for concern. These people should be paid more attention and helped to enter the care cascade. Our findings highlight that interventions aimed at improving linkage to care after HIV self-testing are urgently needed. However, further study is required to inform the design and implementation of future interventions aiming to encourage HIV care-seeking behaviour.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- hiv positive
- healthcare
- quality improvement
- mental health
- physical activity
- palliative care
- primary care
- antiretroviral therapy
- human immunodeficiency virus
- working memory
- air pollution
- affordable care act
- hiv infected
- current status
- south africa
- particulate matter
- hepatitis c virus
- gene expression
- high density