| Literature DB >> 16501868 |
Jochen Mikolajczak1, Harm J Hospers, Gerjo Kok.
Abstract
The present paper focuses on reasons for not taking an HIV-test among untested men who have sex with men (MSM). From an MSM web-based survey, 1627 MSM who had never tested for HIV were selected for the reported analyses. Results show that fear of a positive test result and the perceived consequences thereof, are reported as the most important reasons for not taking an HIV-test among at-risk respondents. The most important reasons for not taking an HIV-test among no-risk respondents are related to perception of low risk for HIV-infection. Implications for future interventions to promote HIV-testing are discussed.Entities:
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Year: 2006 PMID： 16501868 DOI： 10.1007/s10461-006-9068-8
Source DB: PubMed Journal: AIDS Behav ISSN： 1090-7165