[Qualitative research on factors of HIV testing among men who have sex with men in China based on Blued].
Zhonghua Yu Fang Yi Xue Za Zhi
; 52(12): 1229-1233, 2018 Dec 06.
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| ID: mdl-30522221
ABSTRACT
Objective:
To understand the cognition and attitudes of men who have sex with men (MSM) towards HIV testing and explore in-depth reasons preventing them from testing.Methods:
The function of "opinion" in Blued, a gay geo-social networking application (GSN), was adopted to collect qualitative data of ideas and attitudes towards HIV testing of the users between December 2017 and January 2018. The data was analyzed based on grounded theory approach.Results:
28 269 Blued users participated in the activity and 1 977 posted comments. Four key themes were identified, i.e. no/low risk of contracting HIV, stigmatization of HIV testing, long-term relationship and conventional impediments of HIV testing.Conclusion:
The cognition and attitudes of the target population derived from the analysis of "opinion" function in Blued, such as the stigmatization of the behavior of HIV testing influencing the attitude of HIV testing, could help researchers build a more accurate detection and promotion strategy instead of a very general intervention on the public.Palabras clave
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Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Infecciones por VIH
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Tamizaje Masivo
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Homosexualidad Masculina
Tipo de estudio:
Prognostic_studies
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Qualitative_research
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Screening_studies
Límite:
Humans
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Male
País como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Zh
Año:
2018
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Article