Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional study

Background: Shortly after the approval of an over-the-counter HIV self-test in the US, we conducted a study to estimate the proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Spain who knew that unauthorized HIV self-tests could be purchased online, and the proportion that had already used these tests...

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Autores: Koutentakis, Konstantinos, Rosales-Statkus, Maria-Elena, Hoyos, Juan, Fernandez-Balbuena, Sonia, Ruiz, Monica, Agustí, Cristina, Fuente, Luis de la, Belza Egozcue, Maria Jose
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2016
País:España
Institución:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)
Repositorio:Repisalud
Idioma:inglés
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Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/4820
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:HIV testing
Preventive behaviour
Men who have sex with men
Self testing
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spelling Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional studyKoutentakis, KonstantinosRosales-Statkus, Maria-ElenaHoyos, JuanFernandez-Balbuena, SoniaRuiz, MonicaAgustí, CristinaFuente, Luis de laBelza Egozcue, Maria JoseHIV testingPreventive behaviourMen who have sex with menSelf testingBackground: Shortly after the approval of an over-the-counter HIV self-test in the US, we conducted a study to estimate the proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Spain who knew that unauthorized HIV self-tests could be purchased online, and the proportion that had already used these tests, as well as their socio-demographic and behavioural correlates. Methods: Between September 2012 and February 2013, MSM users of gay dating websites were invited to complete an online questionnaire. We calculated estimates of the knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-testing and assessed the associated factors by rare event logit regression models. Results: Among 8620 participants, 4.2 % (95 % CI:3.8-4.6) knew they could buy an unauthorized HIV self-test kit online, and 12.7 % (95 % CI:12.0-13.4) thought that such a test might exist, although they had never seen one. Only 0.7 % (95 % CI:0.5-0.9) had ever self-tested. In the multivariable analysis, knowledge of online availability of self-tests was associated with being a non-Latin American foreigner, having at least two previous HIV tests, intending to test for HIV in the next year, and knowing about U.S. approval of self-testing. Ever-use of HIV self-testing was associated with being over 34 years of age, living outside Spain during the last 12 months, and knowing about U.S. approval of self-testing. Conclusions: Both knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-testing among MSM in Spain was very low among HIV negative or untested MSM in Spain. The recent approval in the United Kingdom and France might increase the number of MSM seeking such testing and possibly using unauthorized test kits not meeting quality standards.BioMed Central (BMC)Executive Agency for Health and ConsumersMinisterio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad (España)20172017-09-0420162016-07-0820162016-07-08research articlehttp://purl.org/coar/resource_type/c_2df8fbb1VoRhttp://purl.org/coar/version/c_970fb48d4fbd8a85info:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/4820reponame:Repisaludinstname:Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII)Inglésengopen accesshttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_abf2Atribución 4.0 Internacionalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessoai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/48202026-06-12T12:43:37Z
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional study
title Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional study
spellingShingle Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional study
Koutentakis, Konstantinos
HIV testing
Preventive behaviour
Men who have sex with men
Self testing
title_short Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional study
title_full Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional study
title_fullStr Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional study
title_full_unstemmed Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional study
title_sort Knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Spain, following approval of an over-the-counter self-test in the U.S: a cross-sectional study
dc.creator.none.fl_str_mv Koutentakis, Konstantinos
Rosales-Statkus, Maria-Elena
Hoyos, Juan
Fernandez-Balbuena, Sonia
Ruiz, Monica
Agustí, Cristina
Fuente, Luis de la
Belza Egozcue, Maria Jose
author Koutentakis, Konstantinos
author_facet Koutentakis, Konstantinos
Rosales-Statkus, Maria-Elena
Hoyos, Juan
Fernandez-Balbuena, Sonia
Ruiz, Monica
Agustí, Cristina
Fuente, Luis de la
Belza Egozcue, Maria Jose
author_role author
author2 Rosales-Statkus, Maria-Elena
Hoyos, Juan
Fernandez-Balbuena, Sonia
Ruiz, Monica
Agustí, Cristina
Fuente, Luis de la
Belza Egozcue, Maria Jose
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Executive Agency for Health and Consumers
Ministerio de Sanidad, Servicios Sociales e Igualdad (España)
dc.subject.none.fl_str_mv HIV testing
Preventive behaviour
Men who have sex with men
Self testing
topic HIV testing
Preventive behaviour
Men who have sex with men
Self testing
description Background: Shortly after the approval of an over-the-counter HIV self-test in the US, we conducted a study to estimate the proportion of men who have sex with men (MSM) in Spain who knew that unauthorized HIV self-tests could be purchased online, and the proportion that had already used these tests, as well as their socio-demographic and behavioural correlates. Methods: Between September 2012 and February 2013, MSM users of gay dating websites were invited to complete an online questionnaire. We calculated estimates of the knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-testing and assessed the associated factors by rare event logit regression models. Results: Among 8620 participants, 4.2 % (95 % CI:3.8-4.6) knew they could buy an unauthorized HIV self-test kit online, and 12.7 % (95 % CI:12.0-13.4) thought that such a test might exist, although they had never seen one. Only 0.7 % (95 % CI:0.5-0.9) had ever self-tested. In the multivariable analysis, knowledge of online availability of self-tests was associated with being a non-Latin American foreigner, having at least two previous HIV tests, intending to test for HIV in the next year, and knowing about U.S. approval of self-testing. Ever-use of HIV self-testing was associated with being over 34 years of age, living outside Spain during the last 12 months, and knowing about U.S. approval of self-testing. Conclusions: Both knowledge and use of unauthorized HIV self-testing among MSM in Spain was very low among HIV negative or untested MSM in Spain. The recent approval in the United Kingdom and France might increase the number of MSM seeking such testing and possibly using unauthorized test kits not meeting quality standards.
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