Sustaining success: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men’s experiences and perceptions of HIV self-testing in a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background HIV self-testing was proved as an effective tool for increasing testing frequency in gay and bisexual men at high risk of infection. Questions remain about understanding why HIVST encouraged testing and how such success can be translated to programmatic implementation. Methods We...

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Autores principales: Ye Zhang, Rebecca J. Guy, Kirsty S. Smith, Muhammad S. Jamil, Garrett Prestage, Tanya L. Applegate, Damian P. Conway, Martin Holt, Phillip Keen, Benjamin Bavinton, Anna M. McNulty, Colin Batrouney, Darren Russell, Matthew Vaughan, Marcus Chen, Christopher K. Fairley, Andrew E. Grulich, John M. Kaldor, Denton Callander
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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:d29f327490f1484892e81c6916ee44812021-11-14T12:14:10ZSustaining success: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men’s experiences and perceptions of HIV self-testing in a randomized controlled trial10.1186/s12889-021-12011-01471-2458https://doaj.org/article/d29f327490f1484892e81c6916ee44812021-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12011-0https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458Abstract Background HIV self-testing was proved as an effective tool for increasing testing frequency in gay and bisexual men at high risk of infection. Questions remain about understanding why HIVST encouraged testing and how such success can be translated to programmatic implementation. Methods We conducted a qualitative investigation of how FORTH participants experienced and perceived HIVST. Stratified sampling was used to recruit gay and bisexual men participating in the FORTH HIVST intervention to take part in interviews, focusing on infrequent testers and those who had received inaccurate HIVST results. Results Our analysis identified several prominent themes organized into two overarching domains from the 15 interviews: (i) aspects of HIVST contributing to HIV testing frequency, and (ii) sustaining HIVST into the future. Participants also believed that their use of HIVST in the future would depend on the test kit’s reliability, particularly when compared with highly reliable clinic-based testing. Conclusion HIVST increases the frequency of HIV testing among gay and bisexual men due, in part, to the practical, psychological, and social benefits it offers. To capitalize fully on these benefits, however, strategies to ensure the availability of highly reliable HIVST are required to sustain benefits beyond the confines of a structured research study.Ye ZhangRebecca J. GuyKirsty S. SmithMuhammad S. JamilGarrett PrestageTanya L. ApplegateDamian P. ConwayMartin HoltPhillip KeenBenjamin BavintonAnna M. McNultyColin BatrouneyDarren RussellMatthew VaughanMarcus ChenChristopher K. FairleyAndrew E. GrulichJohn M. KaldorDenton CallanderBMCarticleHIV self-testingHome HIV testingQualitative studyGay and bisexual menSustainabilityAustraliaPublic aspects of medicineRA1-1270ENBMC Public Health, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
institution DOAJ
collection DOAJ
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topic HIV self-testing
Home HIV testing
Qualitative study
Gay and bisexual men
Sustainability
Australia
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
spellingShingle HIV self-testing
Home HIV testing
Qualitative study
Gay and bisexual men
Sustainability
Australia
Public aspects of medicine
RA1-1270
Ye Zhang
Rebecca J. Guy
Kirsty S. Smith
Muhammad S. Jamil
Garrett Prestage
Tanya L. Applegate
Damian P. Conway
Martin Holt
Phillip Keen
Benjamin Bavinton
Anna M. McNulty
Colin Batrouney
Darren Russell
Matthew Vaughan
Marcus Chen
Christopher K. Fairley
Andrew E. Grulich
John M. Kaldor
Denton Callander
Sustaining success: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men’s experiences and perceptions of HIV self-testing in a randomized controlled trial
description Abstract Background HIV self-testing was proved as an effective tool for increasing testing frequency in gay and bisexual men at high risk of infection. Questions remain about understanding why HIVST encouraged testing and how such success can be translated to programmatic implementation. Methods We conducted a qualitative investigation of how FORTH participants experienced and perceived HIVST. Stratified sampling was used to recruit gay and bisexual men participating in the FORTH HIVST intervention to take part in interviews, focusing on infrequent testers and those who had received inaccurate HIVST results. Results Our analysis identified several prominent themes organized into two overarching domains from the 15 interviews: (i) aspects of HIVST contributing to HIV testing frequency, and (ii) sustaining HIVST into the future. Participants also believed that their use of HIVST in the future would depend on the test kit’s reliability, particularly when compared with highly reliable clinic-based testing. Conclusion HIVST increases the frequency of HIV testing among gay and bisexual men due, in part, to the practical, psychological, and social benefits it offers. To capitalize fully on these benefits, however, strategies to ensure the availability of highly reliable HIVST are required to sustain benefits beyond the confines of a structured research study.
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author Ye Zhang
Rebecca J. Guy
Kirsty S. Smith
Muhammad S. Jamil
Garrett Prestage
Tanya L. Applegate
Damian P. Conway
Martin Holt
Phillip Keen
Benjamin Bavinton
Anna M. McNulty
Colin Batrouney
Darren Russell
Matthew Vaughan
Marcus Chen
Christopher K. Fairley
Andrew E. Grulich
John M. Kaldor
Denton Callander
author_facet Ye Zhang
Rebecca J. Guy
Kirsty S. Smith
Muhammad S. Jamil
Garrett Prestage
Tanya L. Applegate
Damian P. Conway
Martin Holt
Phillip Keen
Benjamin Bavinton
Anna M. McNulty
Colin Batrouney
Darren Russell
Matthew Vaughan
Marcus Chen
Christopher K. Fairley
Andrew E. Grulich
John M. Kaldor
Denton Callander
author_sort Ye Zhang
title Sustaining success: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men’s experiences and perceptions of HIV self-testing in a randomized controlled trial
title_short Sustaining success: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men’s experiences and perceptions of HIV self-testing in a randomized controlled trial
title_full Sustaining success: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men’s experiences and perceptions of HIV self-testing in a randomized controlled trial
title_fullStr Sustaining success: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men’s experiences and perceptions of HIV self-testing in a randomized controlled trial
title_full_unstemmed Sustaining success: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men’s experiences and perceptions of HIV self-testing in a randomized controlled trial
title_sort sustaining success: a qualitative study of gay and bisexual men’s experiences and perceptions of hiv self-testing in a randomized controlled trial
publisher BMC
publishDate 2021
url https://doaj.org/article/d29f327490f1484892e81c6916ee4481
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