“I don't know when it might pop up”

Continued sexual risk behavior following repeatedly testing HIV-negative in the Polaris HIV Seroconversion Study (Ontario, Canada) led to this follow-up study which identifies the impact of repeat negative testing among 64 men and women. Repeat HIV-negative testing frequently results in confusion as to what constitutes risk and occasionally to thoughts of HIV immunity. Narrative accounts include beliefs that monogamy constitutes safety from HIV, that psychosocial factors other than repeatedly testing negative leads to risk, and that sexual risk reduction is unsustainable. In conclusion, the repeat negative test experience for some neither clarifies risk behavior nor reinforces sustained risk reduction.

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Psychosocial Impact of Repeat HIV-Negative Testing: A Follow-Up Study

Ryder

Haubrich

Callà

et al. 2005

AIDS Behav

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Client Characteristics and HIV Risk Associated with Repeat HIV Testing Among Women in Ethiopia

et al. 2010

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In Ethiopia, the number of HIV tests administered doubled from 2007 to 2008. However, very little is known about the number of clients testing repeatedly in one year, or their motivations for doing so. We examine repeat HIV testing among 2,027 Ethiopian women attending eight VCT facilities in 2008. Multivariate logistic regression was used to examine associations between repeat HIV testing and demographic, behavioral, and psychosocial characteristics, as well as HIV status. Nearly 40% of clients had tested previously for HIV. Women with high sexual risk are nearly four times more likely than those with no sexual risk to have tested previously, but HIV prevalence was lower among repeat testers (6.5%) than first-time testers (8.5%). Moderate perceived vulnerability, or feeling powerless to prevent HIV infection, is associated with a 50% increased likelihood of being a repeat tester. High perceived behavioral risk is associated with a 40% reduction in the likelihood a woman is testing for at least the second time. Costs associated with repeat testing should be balanced against identification of new HIV cases and prevention benefits.

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Psychological factors in association with uptake of voluntary counselling and testing for HIV among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong

Lau

Tsui

2011

Public Health

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“I don't know when it might pop up”

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Psychosocial Impact of Repeat HIV-Negative Testing: A Follow-Up Study

Psychosocial Impact of Repeat HIV-Negative Testing: A Follow-Up Study

Client Characteristics and HIV Risk Associated with Repeat HIV Testing Among Women in Ethiopia

Psychological factors in association with uptake of voluntary counselling and testing for HIV among men who have sex with men in Hong Kong

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