Massimo Mirandola1,2, Lorenzo Gios1, Ruth Joanna Davis1, Martina Furegato1, Michele Breveglieri1, Cinta Folch3,4, Danica Staneková5, Irina Nita6, Džamila Stehlíková7. 1. CReMPE - Regional Coordination Centre for European Project Management Veneto Region - Department of Health, Verona University Hospital, Verona, Italy. 2. Infectious Diseases Section, Department of Pathology, Verona University Hospital - Veneto Region, Verona, Italy. 3. Centre for Epidemiological Studies on HIV/STI in Catalonia (CEEISCAT), Agencia de Salut Publica de Catalunya (ASPC), Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Barcelona, Spain. 4. CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain. 5. NRC for HIV/AIDS, Slovak Medical University, Bratislava, Slovak Republic. 6. ACCEPT, Bucharest, Romania. 7. National Institute of Public Health, Prague, Czech Republic.
Abstract
Background: HIV testing is generally accepted as being the lynchpin of a prevention strategy to tackle the HIV epidemic among MSM. However, few studies have analysed in detail the factors that influence HIV test seeking behaviour. Methods: The objective of this article is to analyse the relationship between HIV test seeking behaviour and individual, social and demographic factors in a sample of MSM recruited though a multi-centre bio-behavioural cross-sectional study. A multi-level analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with HIV test seeking behaviour. Results: A total of 2400 men were included in the sample. Age, self-reported sexual orientation, residence, household composition, educational status and perceived homonegativity all seem to impact on test seeking behaviour. Conclusions: The results suggest the need for more targeted testing promotion strategies among MSM that take structural and environmental factors into consideration, as part of a comprehensive public health strategy to address the HIV epidemic.
Background: HIV testing is generally accepted as being the lynchpin of a prevention strategy to tackle the HIV epidemic among MSM. However, few studies have analysed in detail the factors that influence HIV test seeking behaviour. Methods: The objective of this article is to analyse the relationship between HIV test seeking behaviour and individual, social and demographic factors in a sample of MSM recruited though a multi-centre bio-behavioural cross-sectional study. A multi-level analysis was conducted to identify factors associated with HIV test seeking behaviour. Results: A total of 2400 men were included in the sample. Age, self-reported sexual orientation, residence, household composition, educational status and perceived homonegativity all seem to impact on test seeking behaviour. Conclusions: The results suggest the need for more targeted testing promotion strategies among MSM that take structural and environmental factors into consideration, as part of a comprehensive public health strategy to address the HIV epidemic.
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