Potential interactions between the pathways to diagnosis of HIV and other STIs and HIV self-testing: insights from a qualitative study of gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Singapore.
Rayner Kay Jin TanYin Ying ChanMuhamad Alif Bin IbrahimLai Peng HoOliver Zikai LimBryan Chee Hong ChoongMartin Tze-Wei ChioMark I-Cheng ChenChristina Misa WongPublished in: Sexually transmitted infections (2020)
The findings of this study suggest that introducing HIVST might weaken linkages to other STI testing if alternative strategies of promoting other STI testing are not simultaneously implemented. We recommend that future interventions address both the risks of HIV and other STI simultaneously, and that structural interventions promoting HIV and other STI preventions be balanced accordingly.