Factors associated with recent HIV testing among men who have sex with men in New York City

K. H. Reilly; A. Neaigus; S. M. Jenness; T. Wendel; D. M. Marshall; H. Hagan

doi:10.1007/s10461-013-0483-3

Factors associated with recent HIV testing among men who have sex with men in New York City

K. H. Reilly, A. Neaigus, S. M. Jenness, T. Wendel, D. M. Marshall, H. Hagan

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Abstract

Understanding factors associated with recent HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) is important for designing interventions to increase testing rates and link cases to care. A cross-sectional study of MSM was conducted in NYC in 2011 using venue-based sampling. Associations between HIV testing in the past 12 months and relevant variables were examined through the estimation of prevalence ratios (PR) and 95 % confidence intervals (CI). Of 448 participants, 107 (23.9 %) had not been tested in the past 12 months. Factors independently associated with not testing in the previous 12 months were: lack of a visit to a healthcare provider in the past 12 months (aPR: 2.5; 95 % CI: 1.9, 3.2); age 30 (adjusted PR: 1.9; 95 % CI: 1.4, 2.7); not having completed a bachelor's degree (aPR: 1.6; 95 % CI: 1.0, 2.4); and non-gay sexual identity (aPR: 1.4; 95 % CI: 1.0, 1.8); such MSM may be less aware of the need for frequent HIV testing.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	S297-S304
Journal	AIDS and Behavior
Volume	18
Issue number	SUPPL. 3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-013-0483-3
State	Published - 2014

Keywords

HIV
HIV prevention
HIV testing
Men that have sex with men
New York City

ASJC Scopus subject areas

Social Psychology
Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
Infectious Diseases

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