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ArticleAIDS patient care and STDs2015

"Just Because It's Out There, People Aren't Going to Use It." HIV Self-Testing Among Young, Black MSM, and Transgender Women.

Victoria Frye, Leo Wilton, Sabina Hirshfied, Mary Ann Chiasson, DaShawn Usher, Debbie Lucy, Jermaine McCrossin, Emily Greene, Beryl Koblin, Beryl Kobin and 1 more

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Article in AIDS patient care and STDs, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 63 papers, 4 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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Who cites it

63 citing papers in PubMed, 4 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.

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  19. Self-Testing as a Hope to Reduce HIV in Transgender Women-Literature Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2022
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

  • Erratum issued
    Correction.2016 · Kobin, Beryl [corrected to Koblin, Beryl]
5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Victoria Frye1 Laboratories of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York Blood Center , New York, New York.
Leo Wilton3 Department of Human Development, State University of New York at Binghamton , Binghamton, New York.
Sabina Hirshfied5 Public Health Solutions , New York, New York.
Mary Ann Chiasson5 Public Health Solutions , New York, New York.
DaShawn Usher6 Project ACHIEVE, Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention, New York Blood Center , New York, New York.
Debbie Lucy6 Project ACHIEVE, Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention, New York Blood Center , New York, New York.
Jermaine McCrossin6 Project ACHIEVE, Laboratory of Infectious Disease Prevention, New York Blood Center , New York, New York.
Emily Greene1 Laboratories of Social and Behavioral Sciences, New York Blood Center , New York, New York.
Beryl Koblin
Beryl Kobin8 Laboratories of Infectious Disease Prevention, New York Blood Center , New York, New York.
All About Me Study Team

Funding

Using technology to match young Black MSM to HIV testing optionsR01HD078595 · NICHD · NEW YORK BLOOD CENTER · PI KOBLIN, BERYL A · 2013 to 2017
$1.9M
NICHD NIH HHS R01 HD078595NICHD NIH HHS R01HD078595
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

HIV disproportionately affects young black MSM and transgender women in the US. Increasing HIV testing rates among these populations is a critical public health goal. Although HIV self-tests are commercially available, there is a need to better understand access to and uptake of HIV self-testing among this population. Here, we report results of a qualitative study of 30 young black MSM and transgender women residing in the New York City area to understand facilitators of and barriers to a range of HIV testing approaches, including self-testing. Mean age was 23.7 years (SD = 3.4). Over half (54%) had some college or an associate's degree, yet 37% had an annual personal income of less than $10,000 per year. Most (64%) participants had tested in the past 6 months; venues included community health/free clinics, medical offices, mobile testing units, hospitals, emergency departments, and research sites. Just one participant reported ever using a commercially available HIV self-test. Facilitators of self-testing included convenience, control, and privacy, particularly as compared to venue-based testing. Barriers to self-testing included the cost of the test, anxiety regarding accessing the test, concerns around correct test operation, and lack of support if a test result is positive. Participants indicated that instruction in correct test operation and social support in the event of a positive test result may increase the likelihood that they would use the self-test. Alongside developing new approaches to HIV prevention, developing ways to increase HIV self-testing is a public health priority for young, black MSM, and transgender women.

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Homosexuality, MaleTransgender PersonsAdultAIDS SerodiagnosisBlack or African AmericanBlack PeopleCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHealth Status DisparitiesHealth SurveysHIV InfectionsHumansInterviews as TopicMaleMass ScreeningNew York City

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PMID26376029
PMCPMC4808283

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