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...

Descripción completa

Guardado en:

Detalles Bibliográficos
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
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN
Publicado:	BMC 2021
Materias:	HIV self-testing Home HIV testing Qualitative study Gay and bisexual men Sustainability Australia Public aspects of medicine RA1-1270
Acceso en línea:	https://doaj.org/article/d29f327490f1484892e81c6916ee4481
Etiquetas:	Agregar Etiqueta Sin Etiquetas, Sea el primero en etiquetar este registro!

id	oai:doaj.org-article:d29f327490f1484892e81c6916ee4481
record_format	dspace
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
language	EN
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.
format	article
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
work_keys_str_mv	AT yezhang sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT rebeccajguy sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT kirstyssmith sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT muhammadsjamil sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT garrettprestage sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT tanyalapplegate sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT damianpconway sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT martinholt sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT phillipkeen sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT benjaminbavinton sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT annammcnulty sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT colinbatrouney sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT darrenrussell sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT matthewvaughan sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT marcuschen sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT christopherkfairley sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT andrewegrulich sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT johnmkaldor sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial AT dentoncallander sustainingsuccessaqualitativestudyofgayandbisexualmensexperiencesandperceptionsofhivselftestinginarandomizedcontrolledtrial
_version_	1718429375303516160

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

Ejemplares similares