Willingness to Use the Oral Fluid HIV Rapid Test among Men Who Have Sex with Men in Beijing, China

Xu, Yunan; Zheng, Zhenzhen; Li, Dongliang; Liu, Yingjie; Pan, Stephen W.; Xiao, Qin; Wang, Bo; Luo, Fengguang; Xiao, Dong; Shao, Yiming; Ruan, Yuhua

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0064652

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“…23 This finding demonstrates that a relatively large number of Chinese MSM are already using HIV self-tests, but there is also room for improvement in order to expand coverage of testing services among online MSM. 26 HIV self-testing is not illegal in China. 27 The relatively permissive legal and regulatory environment 10 and a large undiagnosed population living with HIV in China 28 may encourage companies to sell self-test kits in China.…”

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HIV Self-Testing Among Online MSM in China

Han

Bien

Wei

et al. 2014

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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HIV self-testing offers an alternative to facility-based testing that could expand HIV testing among MSM. We organized an online survey of MSM in China to better understand the frequency and correlates of HIV self-testing. A total of 1342 individuals completed the survey. 20.3% of MSM reported prior HIV self-testing. Self-testing was correlated with being married, having six or greater male anal sex partners in the past three months, and having HIV tested within 12 months in the multivariable analysis. Our study suggests that HIV self-testing may be able to reach sub-groups of high-risk MSM and enable more frequent HIV testing.

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HIV Self-Testing Among Online MSM in China

Han

Bien

Wei

et al. 2014

JAIDS Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

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“…The sensitivity of the kit was higher than that found in the other relevant study in China; the specificity was slightly lower . Accuracy could influence the acceptability of the oral HIVST among MSM . Oral HIVST performed by MSM recruited via the internet had higher accuracy than that performed by other MSM.…”

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“…However, the limitations of such strategies in terms of expanding testing have become clear. Around 33.2% of MSM in China have never been tested for HIV …”

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Promoting oral HIV self‐testing via the internet among men who have sex with men in China: a feasibility assessment

Wang¹,

Tang

Wu³

et al. 2019

HIV Medicine

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ObjectivesThe HIV prevalence among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) is high, while the HIV testing rate is low. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a promising means of scaling up HIV testing among MSM in China, as the ability to test in private is appealing to many individuals. We evaluated the feasibility of promoting oral HIVST via the internet in the MSM population. MethodsFrom April 2013 to April 2014, MSM in two major cities in China were recruited for an observational study with assessment at baseline and follow-up. Data were collected via questionnaire, oral HIVST, and clinic-based HIV confirmatory testing. ResultsA total of 510 MSM were recruited at baseline and 279 (54.7%) returned for a clinic follow-up visit. Compared to MSM recruited via peer referral, those recruited via the internet were better educated, had a higher monthly income, sought and met male sex partners online more frequently, had less often tested or orally tested for HIV before, and being more likely to seek HIV knowledge or HIV intervention information online. The sensitivity of oral HIVST among MSM recruited via the internet was 92.9%, and the specificity was 96.8%. A total of 19.0% of MSM sought both male sex partners and HIV intervention programmes online. The associated factors were > 10 past male sex partners and ever testing for HIV using an oral self-test kit. All MSM who were followed up re-administered oral HIVST, yet fewer MSM recruited via the internet accepted blood retesting than other MSM. ConclusionsPromoting oral HIVST via the internet could be a feasible and promising approach to facilitate HIV testing among MSM in China. HIV self-testing among MSM 323 OR, odds ratio; CAI, condomless anal intercourse; CI, confidence interval. *Univariable logistic regression was performed with all characteristics as independent variables. Only variables with P-values < 0.05 in univariable analysis are shown in the table and were included in the multivariable analysis. † All P-values are two-sided. Comparisons with P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant. © 2019 British HIV Association HIV Medicine (2020), 21, 322--333 HIV self-testing among MSM 329 OR, odds ratio; CAI, condomless anal intercourse; CI, confidence interval. *Univariable logistic regression was performed with all characteristics as independent variables. Only variables with P-values < 0.05 in univariable analysis are shown in the table and were included in the multivariable analysis. † All P-values are two-sided. Comparisons with P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.

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“…This result contrasts with a study on the willingness of MSM to use oral fluid HIV tests which found that higher willingness among MSM reporting first insertive sexual intercourse with men <25 years of age 30. However, another study found no association between HIV self-testing age of debut of anal intercourse with other men 28…”

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confidence: 68%