 Self-implemented HIV testing: Perspectives on improving dissemination among urban African American youthsJ.A. Catania, M.M. Dolcini, G.W. Harper, E.R. Orellana, D.H. Tyler, A. Timmons, D. Motley, L.G. Dolcini-Catania and S.L. Towner American Journal of Public Health, 2015, vol. 105, S449-S452 Abstract: We examined the potential for increasing the reach of HIV testing to African American youths through the dissemination of oral-HIV testing. From 2012 through 2013 we examined the perceptions of alternatives to pharmacy dissemination of SITs in African American youths (5 focus groups) and service providers (4 focus groups), and conducted an ethnographic study of pharmacies (n = 10). Participants perceived significant advantages to delivering SITs through community health and services for adolescents (e.g., increased confidentiality, reduced stigma) over pharmacy dissemination. Given proper attention to fit, SIT dissemination could be facilitated through distribution by health and social service sites, and by improving elements of pharmacy dissemination. Keywords: adolescent; African American; female; HIV Infections; human; information processing; male; psychology; self care; United States; urban population, Adolescent; African Americans; Chicago; Female; Focus Groups; HIV Infections; Humans; Male; San Francisco; Self Care; Urban Population (search for similar items in EconPapers) Downloads: (external link) Related works: Export reference: BibTeX RIS (EndNote, ProCite, RefMan) HTML/Text Persistent link: https://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:aph:ajpbhl:10.2105/ajph.2014.302531_6 Access Statistics for this article American Journal of Public Health is currently edited by Alfredo Morabia More articles in American Journal of Public Health from American Public Health Association |
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