TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Associated with Returning At-Home Specimen Collection Kits for HIV Testing among Internet-Using Men Who Have Sex with Men
AU - Ricca, Alexandra V.
AU - Hall, Eric W.
AU - Khosropour, Christine M.
AU - Sullivan, Patrick S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© The Author(s) 2015..
PY - 2016/11/1
Y1 - 2016/11/1
N2 - Background: In the United States, men who have sex with men (MSM) are known to disproportionately have HIV. The authors sought to describe the acceptability of providing at-home dried blood spot specimen collection kits for HIV testing among MSM. Methods: Between August 2010 and December 2010, the authors recruited Internet-using, HIV-negative or -unknown MSM to participate in a 12-month study of behavioral risks. Eligible participants were mailed an at-home HIV test. Results: Of the 896 men who were sent a test kit, 735 (82%) returned the kit. Returning a test kit was significantly associated with race (P =.002), highest level of education (P =.012), and annual income (P =.026). The adjusted odds of black, non-Hispanic men returning a test kit were about half of the odds of white, non-Hispanic men returning a test kit (adjusted odds ratios: 0.49; 95% confidence intervals: 0.31-0.78). Conclusions: Men who have sex with men are willing to provide biological specimens as part of an Internet-based HIV prevention study.
AB - Background: In the United States, men who have sex with men (MSM) are known to disproportionately have HIV. The authors sought to describe the acceptability of providing at-home dried blood spot specimen collection kits for HIV testing among MSM. Methods: Between August 2010 and December 2010, the authors recruited Internet-using, HIV-negative or -unknown MSM to participate in a 12-month study of behavioral risks. Eligible participants were mailed an at-home HIV test. Results: Of the 896 men who were sent a test kit, 735 (82%) returned the kit. Returning a test kit was significantly associated with race (P =.002), highest level of education (P =.012), and annual income (P =.026). The adjusted odds of black, non-Hispanic men returning a test kit were about half of the odds of white, non-Hispanic men returning a test kit (adjusted odds ratios: 0.49; 95% confidence intervals: 0.31-0.78). Conclusions: Men who have sex with men are willing to provide biological specimens as part of an Internet-based HIV prevention study.
KW - MSM
KW - behavioral research
KW - home HIV testing
KW - online HIV prevention
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U2 - 10.1177/2325957416668579
DO - 10.1177/2325957416668579
M3 - Article
C2 - 27635015
AN - SCOPUS:84994275375
SN - 2325-9574
VL - 15
SP - 463
EP - 469
JO - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
JF - Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
IS - 6
ER -