Acceptability of HIV testing using oral quick self-testing kit in men who have sex with men / 中华流行病学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To evaluate the acceptability of oral quick HIV self-testing in men who have sex with men (MSM).Methods From April 2013 to April 2014,MSM in Beijing and Nanning of China were recruited for an observational study including baseline survey and follow-up,including questionnaire survey,oral HIV self-testing and clinic-based HIV confirmation testing.The sensitivity and specificity of oral quick self-testing were evaluated through comparing the results of oral quick testing with blood testing.The acceptability and associated factors were evaluated by logistic model.Results A total of 510 MSM were recruited at baseline survey and 279 accepted follow-up.The sensitivity of the oral self-test was 86.00％ (43/50) and specificity was 98.23％ (445/453) at baseline survey.At baseline survey,78.63％ (401/510) of the MSM showed willingness to use oral quick HIV self-testing.The associated factors included unprotected anal intercourse with a regular male partner in the past 6 months (aOR=0.30,95％ CI0.10-1.00) and preference of oral quick HIV self-testing (aOR=7.32,95％CI1.61-33.31).At baseline survey,34.51％ (176/510) of the MSM reported that oral quick HIV self-testing was the preferred testing method rather than blood testing,which was associated with their birth places-urban area.Conclusion The acceptability of oral quick HIV self-testing in MSM in the two cities was high.