Acceptability of home self-tests for HIV in New York City, 2006

J.E. Myers, S. Bodach, B.H. Cutler, C.W. Shepard, C. Philippou and B.M. Branson

American Journal of Public Health, 2014, vol. 104, issue 12, e46-e48

Abstract: Data from a 2006 telephone survey representative of New York City adults showed that more than half (56.2%) of those aged 18 to 64 years responded favorably to a question about acceptability of a rapid home HIV test. More than two thirds of certain subpopulations at high risk for HIV reported that they would use a rapid home HIV test, but approximately half who expressed interest had indications of financial hardship. The match of acceptability and HIV risk bodes well for selftesting utility, but cost might impede uptake. © 2013 American Public Health Association.

Keywords: diagnostic kit, adolescent; adult; cross-sectional study; diagnostic kit; female; HIV Infections; human; male; middle aged; patient attitude; United States; urban population, Adolescent; Adult; Cross-Sectional Studies; Female; HIV Infections; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; New York City; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; Urban Population (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2014.302271

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