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- Title
Willingness to Receive HIV Self-Testing Kits from Recent Sexual Partners Among Men in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania: Findings from the STEP Project Baseline Survey.
- Authors
Olughu, Kelia N.; Mbita, Gaspar; Jennings Mayo-Wilson, Larissa; Ngocho, James S.; Kangogo, Geoffrey K.; Mhando, Frank; Hall, Christa; Africa, BRIDGE; Conserve, Donaldson F.
- Abstract
Globally, men are less likely to access HIV services, and addressing HIV service challenges among men is crucial to the global HIV/AIDS response. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been shown to be a potentially effective strategy in improving HIV testing coverage among men. This study assessed and identified factors influencing willingness to receive HIVST kits from sexual partners among men in Tanzania. Data are from the baseline survey of the Self-Testing Education and Promotion (STEP) project, a five-year study comprising male participants aged 18 or older who self-reported as HIV-negative. Logistic regression models were used to assess factors associated with men's willingness to receive HIVST kits from their sexual partners. There were 505 heterosexual male participants enrolled in the study with an average age of 29 years, of whom 69% reported being willing to receive HIVST kits from their sexual partner. Logistic regression models demonstrated that willingness to receive HIVST kits from sexual partners was significantly associated with number of sexual partners within 12 months (aOR = 1.2, 95% CI [1.1–1.3]), awareness of HIVST (aOR = 5.6, 95% CI [3.2–9.5]), previous discussion of HIVST with sexual partners aOR = 14.0, 95% CI [8.0–24.6]), and previous testing for HIV with sexual partners not (aOR = 2.5, 95% CI [1.3–4.7]). These findings suggest additional promotional strategies to improve men's awareness of HIVST and support open conversations about HIVST and HIV testing with sexual partners could improve men's willingness to receive HIVST kits when distributed through their sexual partners.
- Subjects
TANZANIA; DIAGNOSIS of HIV infections; SEXUAL partners; SELF-evaluation; HEALTH literacy; DIAGNOSTIC reagents &; test kits; RESEARCH funding; LOGISTIC regression analysis; PSYCHOLOGY of men; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; ODDS ratio; HEALTH behavior; CONFIDENCE intervals; PATIENT self-monitoring
- Publication
AIDS & Behavior, 2024, Vol 28, Issue 7, p2314
- ISSN
1090-7165
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s10461-024-04330-1