Willingness to Participate in At-Home HIV Testing Among Young Adults Who Use Opioids in Rural Appalachia.
AIDS Behav
; 25(3): 699-708, 2021 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-32910353
ABSTRACT
New HIV infections associated with injection drug use are of major concern in rural US communities. This study explores acceptability of, consent for, and uptake of free at-home HIV testing among people who use drugs (PWUD) in one of the nation's epicenters for drug-related harms and HIV vulnerability Rural Central Appalachia. Eligible participants were 18-35 years old, lived in Appalachian Kentucky, and reported using opioids to get high in the previous 30 days. A majority reported being likely (63.6%, 96/151) to take a free at-home HIV tests and 66.9% (101/151) consented to receive one. Among those who were randomly selected to receive a Home Access HIV-1 test kit (n = 37), 37.8% mailed in blood spots and 21.6% called to receive results. This study provides evidence that PWUD may be willing to take an at-home test, but other barriers may inhibit actual completion.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Infecções por HIV
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Teste de HIV
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Analgésicos Opioides
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Transtornos Relacionados ao Uso de Opioides
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Humans
País/Região como assunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2021
Tipo de documento:
Article