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- Determinants of Repeating an HIV Test Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who have Sex with Men, and Transgender People Who Use an Online-Requested Self-Sampling Program and Attending Community-Based Testing Venues in Spain (2018-2021).
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Our aims were: (1) to characterize gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) and transgender (TG) populations using internet-based self-sampling services in the TESTATE project or attending community-based STI/HIV voluntary counselling and testing (CBVCT) services as alternative strategies to formal HIV testing within the Spanish national health system, and (2) to identify [...] (English)
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2024
Demographic, health, and behavioral characteristics of users using complementary strategies were analyzed. (English)
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2024
We developed a cross-sectional study, with descriptive analysis, HIV cascade, and a multivariate logistic model to identify factors associated with participants' repeated use of the same screening strategy. (English)
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2024
We included 9939 users, of whom 94.1% were GBMSM (n = 9348) and 5.9% TG (n = 580), with a high representation of migrants. (English)
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Reactive results were 3.4% (n = 340), with 3.0% in GBMSM (n = 277/9348) and 10.7% in TG (n = 63/591). (English)
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73.8% (n = 251) were confirmed HIV positive and 76.7% (n = 194) were linked to health services. (English)
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2024
Users repeated the online screening strategy more than CBVCT (44.3% vs. 31.8%), but TG population used face-to-face community services more (8.4% vs. 0.6%). (English)
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Factors influencing the repetition of the online self-sampling strategy included older age, non-migrant status, and recent HIV testing. (English)
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2024
In the CBVCT strategy, factors included older age, TG identity, non-migrant status, condom use during the last sexual encounter, and recent HIV testing. (English)
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2024
In conclusion, both CBVCT and online-requested self-sampling at home are important alternatives to the health system for the provision of HIV testing to GBMSM and TG. (English)
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2024
Héctor (English)
Martínez-Riveros (English)
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Miguel (English)
Alarcón Gutiérrez (English)
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Jordi (English)
Aceiton Cardona (English)
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Marcos (English)
Montoro-Fernández (English)
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Cristina (English)
Rius Gibert (English)
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Jordi (English)
Casabona (English)
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Laura (English)
Fernàndez-López (English)
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Cristina (English)
Agustí (English)
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11 September 2024
11 September 2024