Brief Report: Relationship and Demographic Factors Associated With Willingness to Use an In-Home Rapid HIV Test to Screen Potential Sex Partners Among a US Sample of HIV-Negative and HIV-Discordant Male Couples

J Acquir Immune Defic Syndr. 2015 Jun 1;69(2):252-6. doi: 10.1097/QAI.0000000000000594.

Abstract

With dyadic data from a US Internet sample of 275 HIV-negative and 58 discordant male couples, we assessed HIV-negative partnered men's attitudes toward using an in-home rapid HIV test (HT) to screen potential new sex partners and associated factors by multivariate multilevel modeling. HIV-negative partnered men were "likely" to use an HT for screening purposes. More positive attitudes were associated with being in a mixed/nonwhite relationship; having an open sexual agreement. Less positive attitudes were associated with both partners being well educated. These findings may highlight how to make the most of HTs as risk-reduction screening tool among at-risk male couples.

Publication types

  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Demography
  • Diagnostic Tests, Routine / psychology*
  • Diagnostic Tests, Routine / statistics & numerical data*
  • Family Characteristics
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • Homosexuality, Male
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Mass Screening / psychology*
  • Mass Screening / statistics & numerical data*
  • Patient Acceptance of Health Care*
  • Sexual Partners
  • United States
  • Young Adult