Few Aggressive or Violent Incidents are Associated with the Use of HIV Self-tests to Screen Sexual Partners Among Key Populations.
Alex Carballo-DiéguezRebecca GiguereIván C BalánCurtis DolezalWilliam BrownJavier Lopez-RiosAlan SheinfilTimothy FrascaChristine RaelCody LentzRaynier CrespoCatherine Cruz TorresCheng-Shiun LeuIrma FeboPublished in: AIDS and behavior (2020)
Men who have sex with men and transgender women who had multiple sexual partners in the prior 3 months participated in ISUM, a randomized, controlled trial of self- and partner-testing in New York City and San Juan, PR. Only 2% of screened participants were ineligible to enroll due to anticipating they would find it very hard to avoid or handle violence. The intervention group received free rapid HIV self-test kits. During the trial, 114 (88%) of intervention participants who were assessed at follow-up used self-tests with at least one potential partner. Only 6% of participants who asked a partner in person to test reported that at least one of their partners got physically violent, some in the context of sex work. In total, 16 (2%) partners reacted violently. Post-trial, only one participant reported finding it very hard to handle violence, and none found it very hard to avoid potential violence.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- mental health
- hiv positive
- randomized controlled trial
- study protocol
- phase iii
- phase ii
- patient safety
- intimate partner violence
- human health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- high throughput
- antiretroviral therapy
- hiv infected
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- metabolic syndrome
- hepatitis c virus
- climate change
- cervical cancer screening
- pregnancy outcomes
- type diabetes
- breast cancer risk