A feasibility study of the use of HIV self-tests in young men who have sex with men

Rebecca Schnall; Jianfang Liu; Lisa M Kuhns; Cynthia Pearson; D Scott Batey; Josh Bruce; Asa Radix; Uri Belkind; Marco A Hidalgo; Sabina Hirshfield; Sarah Ganzhorn; Robert Garofalo

doi:10.1080/09540121.2022.2160864

A feasibility study of the use of HIV self-tests in young men who have sex with men

AIDS Care. 2023 Sep;35(9):1279-1284. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2022.2160864. Epub 2023 Jan 6.

Authors

Rebecca Schnall^{1

2}, Jianfang Liu¹, Lisa M Kuhns^{3

4}, Cynthia Pearson⁵, D Scott Batey⁶, Josh Bruce⁷, Asa Radix⁸, Uri Belkind⁸, Marco A Hidalgo⁹, Sabina Hirshfield¹⁰, Sarah Ganzhorn¹, Robert Garofalo^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ School of Nursing, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
² Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA.
³ Division of Adolescent Medicine, Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
⁴ Department of Pediatrics, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
⁵ Indigenous Wellness Research Institute, School of Social Work, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA.
⁶ School of Social Work, Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, USA.
⁷ Birmingham AIDS Outreach, Birmingham, Alabama, USA.
⁸ Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, New York, New York, USA.
⁹ Division of General Internal Medicine and Health Services Research, Medicine Pediatrics Section, Department of Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA.
¹⁰ STAR Program, Department of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA.

Abstract

Studies on HIV self-testing (HIV-ST) have been limited to adults (age 18+). The study assessed use of HIV-ST among a diverse group of young men who have sex with men (YMSM) in the United States (US) and assessed differences in uptake by demographic characteristics and requirements for parental consent. This study demonstrated feasibility of HIV-ST for YMSM as young as 14 years of age, which suggests potential for increasing HIV testing in this young age group and promoting health equity.

Keywords: HIV/AIDS; adolescent health; lesbian/gay/bisexual/transgender persons; prevention; screening; sexual health.

Publication types

Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

MeSH terms

Adolescent
Adult
Feasibility Studies
HIV Infections* / diagnosis
HIV Infections* / prevention & control
HIV Testing
Homosexuality, Male
Humans
Male
Sexual and Gender Minorities*
United States

Grants and funding

U01 MD011279/MD/NIMHD NIH HHS/United States