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Which Psychological Factors are Related to HIV Testing? A Quantitative Systematic Review of Global Studies.
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57 citing papers in PubMed, 5 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Barriers and Facilitators to Participation in Health Screening: an Umbrella Review Across Conditions.Prevention science : the official journal of the Society for Prevention Research · 2022Pooled it
- Technology-Based Interventions to Increase Point-of-Care HIV Testing and Linkage to Care Among Youth in the US: A Systematic Review.AIDS and behavior · 2021Pooled it
- Experiences using and organizing HIV self-testing.AIDS (London, England) · 2018Pooled it
- HIV Disclosure Anxiety: A Systematic Review and Theoretical Synthesis.AIDS and behavior · 2017Pooled it
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- Sexual Behaviours and Practices before and after Phase I/II HIV Vaccine Trial: A Qualitative Study among Volunteers in Dar es Salaam Tanzania.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2020Trial
- High HIV/STI Test Acceptance Through a Behavioral Health Encounter in Latino Immigrants with Substance Use and Mental Health Problems.AIDS and behavior · 2019Trial
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- Identifying factors influencing HIV testing behavior among high-risk elderly men: a mixed-methods study incorporating structural equation modeling and thematic framework.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- Geospatial and multilevel analysis of lifetime HIV testing uptake among high-risk adults in Mozambique: evidence from the 2022-2023 DHS.International journal of health geographics · 2026Article
- HIV diagnostic implementation in the Dominican Republic: an in-depth qualitative context analysis for health technology developers.BMJ open · 2026Article
- HIV testing history and positivity among repeat testers and first-time testers in older adults: a descriptive study from Hejiang county, Southwest China, 2018-2025.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Incidence of HIV infection and associated factors among men who have sex with men in Zhejiang, China: a cohort study.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
- Predictors of HIV and STI testing among sexually active Black adolescents: results from YRBSS 2019-2021.Journal of HIV/AIDS & social services · 2025Article
- Scaling Up HIV Self-Testing and Linkage to Care Among Women Who Exchange Sex and/or Use Drugs in Kazakhstan.AIDS education and prevention : official publication of the International Society for AIDS Education · 2024Article
- The Association Between HIV-Related Stigma and the Uptake of HIV Testing and ART Among Older Adults in Rural South Africa: Findings from the HAALSI Cohort Study.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- HIV testing among women of reproductive age in 28 sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel modelling.International health · 2023Article
- Intimate partner violence, HIV-risk behaviors, and HIV screening among heterosexually active persons at increased risk for infection.AIDS care · 2023Article
- Mitigating the identity and health threat of COVID-19: Perspectives of middle-class South Asians living in the UK.Journal of health psychology · 2022Article
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Abstract
Deciding to test for HIV is necessary for receiving HIV treatment and care among those who are HIV-positive. This article presents a systematic review of quantitative studies on relationships between psychological (cognitive and affective) variables and HIV testing. Sixty two studies were included (fifty six cross sectional). Most measured lifetime testing. HIV knowledge, risk perception and stigma were the most commonly measured psychological variables. Meta-analysis was carried out on the relationships between HIV knowledge and testing, and HIV risk perception and testing. Both relationships were positive and significant, representing small effects (HIV knowledge, d = 0.22, 95 % CI 0.14-0.31, p < 0.001; HIV risk perception, OR 1.47, 95 % CI 1.26-1.67, p < 0.001). Other variables with a majority of studies showing a relationship with HIV testing included: perceived testing benefits, testing fear, perceived behavioural control/self-efficacy, knowledge of testing sites, prejudiced attitudes towards people living with HIV, and knowing someone with HIV. Research and practice implications are outlined.
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