ArticleBMC public health2011
To test or not to test: a cross-sectional survey of the psychosocial determinants of self-testing for cholesterol, glucose, and HIV.
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- Acceptability of HIV self-testing: a systematic literature review.BMC public health · 2013Pooled it
- The effects of a web-based decision aid on the intention to diagnostic self-testing for cholesterol and diabetes: a randomized controlled trial.BMC public health · 2014Trial
- A single-blind randomised controlled trial of the effects of a web-based decision aid on self-testing for cholesterol and diabetes. Study protocol.BMC public health · 2012Trial
- Barriers, Facilitators and Preferences for HIV Testing Services among Adolescent Girls (15-19) and Young Women (20-24) in Rakai District, Central Uganda.Research square · 2025Article
- Review of HIV Self Testing Technologies and Promising Approaches for the Next Generation.Biosensors · 2023Review
- Chlamydia-related knowledge, opinion to opportunistic testing, and practices of providers among different sexually transmitted infections related departments in hospitals in Shenzhen city, China.BMC health services research · 2022Article
- Characteristics of users of HIV self-testing in Kenya, outcomes, and factors associated with use: results from a population-based HIV impact assessment, 2018.BMC public health · 2022Article
- Correlations between oral Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) initiations and policies that enable the use of PrEP to address HIV globally.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Towards a decision aid for self-tests: Users' experiences in The Netherlands.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2019Article
- Comparing the characteristics of users of an online service for STI self-sampling with clinic service users: a cross-sectional analysis.Sexually transmitted infections · 2018Article
- Psychological, situational and application-related determinants of the intention to self-test: a factorial survey among students.BMC health services research · 2017Article
- Self-tests for influenza: an empirical ethics investigation.BMC medical ethics · 2017Article
- Psychosocial determinants of HIV testing across stages of change in Spanish population: a cross-sectional national survey.BMC public health · 2017Article
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- Quality and use of consumer information provided with home test kits: room for improvement.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2014Article
- A review of self-testing for HIV: research and policy priorities in a new era of HIV prevention.Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America · 2013Review
- Use of At-Home Medical Tests Among Older US Adults: A Nationally Representative Survey.Inquiry : a journal of medical care organization, provision and financingArticle
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Abstract
backgroundAlthough self-tests are increasingly available and widely used, it is not clear whether their use is beneficial to the users, and little is known concerning the determinants of self-test use. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of self-test use for cholesterol, glucose, and HIV, and to examine whether these are similar across these tests. Self-testing was defined as using in-vitro tests on body materials, initiated by consumers with the aim of diagnosing a particular disorder, condition, or risk factor for disease.
methodsA cross-sectional Internet survey was conducted among 513 self-testers and 600 non-testers, assessing possible determinants of self-test use. The structured questionnaire was based on the Health Belief Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, and Protection Motivation Theory. Data were analyzed by means of logistic regression.
resultsThe results revealed that perceived benefits and self-efficacy were significantly associated with self-testing for all three conditions. Other psychosocial determinants, e.g. gender, cues to action, perceived barriers, subjective norm, and moral obligation, seemed to be more test-specific.
conclusionsPsychosocial determinants of self-testing are not identical for all tests and therefore information about self-testing needs to be tailored to a specific test. The general public should not only be informed about advantages of self-test use but also about the disadvantages. Designers of information about self-testing should address all aspects related to self-testing to stimulate informed decision making which, in turn, will result in more effective self-test use.
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