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ArticlePloS one2014

Home-based HIV testing for men who have sex with men in China: a novel community-based partnership to complement government programs.

Jun Tao, Ming-ying Li, Han-Zhu Qian, Li-Juan Wang, Zheng Zhang, Hai-Feng Ding, Ya-Cheng Ji, Dong-liang Li, Dong Xiao, Melissa Hazlitt and 3 more

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Article in PloS one, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03569462 (mHealth and HIV Self-testing for High-risk Men in China), which is not on this map. Cited by 43 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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43citing papers in PubMed, 4 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

NCT03569462 nacompletednot on this mapstarted 2017, after this paper: background citation

mHealth and HIV Self-testing for High-risk Men in China

TypeinterventionalSponsorBrown UniversityRan2017 to 2018Enrolled100ConditionsMobile Health Intervention to Promote HIV Self-testingArmsMobile "WeChat" intervention, Control condition
3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

43 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 67 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

13 authors at 7 institutions in 2 countries.

Jun TaoVanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
Ming-ying LiXicheng District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Han-Zhu QianVanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America; Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
Li-Juan WangChaoyang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Zheng ZhangChaoyang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Hai-Feng DingChaoyang District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Ya-Cheng JiHeibei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, China.
Dong-liang LiXicheng District Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
Dong XiaoChaoyang Chinese AIDS Volunteer Group, Beijing, China.
Melissa HazlittMeharry Medical College, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
Sten H VermundVanderbilt Institute for Global Health, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America; Department of Pediatrics, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America.
Xiangfei XiuAHF-China Program, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Beijing, China.
Yugang BaoAHF-China Program, AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF), Beijing, China; School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Beijing Center for Disease Prevention and Control · CNVanderbilt Health · USBeijing Chaoyang Emergency Medical Center · CNCentral South University · CNHebei Medical University · CNMeharry Medical College · USVanderbilt University · US

Funding

Vanderbilt University-CIDRZ AIDS International Training and Research ProgramD43TW001035 · FIC · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY · PI VERMUND, STEN H. · 1998 to 2014
$10.9M
Vanderbilt-Emory-Cornell-Duke Consortium for Global Health Fellows (VECDor)R25TW009337 · FIC · VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER · PI HEIMBURGER, DOUGLAS CORBETT, VERMUND, STEN H. · 2012 to 2016
$6.3M
FIC NIH HHS D43 TW001035FIC NIH HHS D43TW001035FIC NIH HHS R25 TW009337
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe coverage of HIV testing among Chinese men who have sex with men (MSM) remains low after the scale-up of free HIV testing at government-sponsored testing sites. We evaluated the feasibility of home-based HIV self-testing and the willingness to be HIV tested at community-based organizations (CBO).

methodsWe recruited MSM via on-line advertisement, where they completed an on-line informed consent and subsequent questionnaire survey. Eligible MSM received HIV rapid testing kits by mail, performed the test themselves and reported the result remotely.

resultsOf the 220 men taking a home-based HIV self-testing, 33 MSM (15%) were seropositive. Nearly 65% of the men reported that they were willing to take HIV testing at CBO, while 28% preferred receiving free HIV testing in the government programs at local Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Older and lower-income MSM, those who self-reported homosexual orientation, men with no history of sexually transmitted diseases and a lower number of sexual partners in the past six months were associated with preference for taking HIV testing at CBOs. The top three self-reported existing barriers for HIV testing were: no perception of HIV risk (56%), fear of an HIV positive result being reported to the government (41%), and fear of a positive HIV test result (36%).

conclusionHome-based HIV self-testing is an alternative approach for increasing the coverage of HIV testing among Chinese MSM. CBO-based HIV testing is a potential alternative, but further studies are needed to evaluate its feasibility.

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AdultAsian PeopleChinaCommunity Health ServicesGovernment ProgramsHealth PromotionHIV InfectionsHIV SeropositivityHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleMass ScreeningPatient Acceptance of Health CareSurveys and QuestionnairesYoung Adult

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PMID25051160
PMCPMC4106852
OpenAlexW2019900709

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