HIV Knowledge, Perceived Risk and Gender as Modulators of Salivary HIV Rapid Testing in African Americans
Journal Title: HIV/AIDS Research and Treatment – Open Journal - Year 2018, Vol 0, Issue 1
Abstract
Background: Of more than 1.2 million people in the United States (US) living with HIV infection, almost 1 in 8 (12.8%) are unaware of their infection. The introduction of a rapid HIV test using a saliva sample in 2004 made immediate results possible in community-based settings. Despite use of salivary rapid testing (SRT) over the last ten years, not enough is known about barriers to and acceptability of SRT among African Americans (AAs). Purpose: The purpose of this study was to identify factors associated with SRT for HIV among AAs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 329 AA men and women recruited from a sexually transmitted infection (STI) clinic. Results: Results of study showed that participants with higher AIDS knowledge (p less than 0.001) and problem-focused coping (p=0.015,p less than 0.001,p less than 0.04, respectively). Female participants with higher values of risky behavior tended to be more likely to participate in testing (p=0.001). Conclusions: The findings support the need to assess barriers and facilitators to testing decisions in order to increase testing rates. In particular, AIDS knowledge and either problem or emotional-focused coping and risky behaviors, based on gender may be important in making testing and care entry decisions.
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Pamela Payne Foster
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- DOI 10.17140/HARTOJSE-1-105
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