ArticleThe Brazilian journal of infectious diseases : an official publication of the Brazilian Society of Infectious Diseases
HIV testing and HIV knowledge among men who have sex with men in Natal, Northeast Brazil.
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- Behavioral and structural drivers of HIV in men who have sex with men in Belize: a mixed-methods study.Revista panamericana de salud publica = Pan American journal of public health · 2026Article
- Young men's barriers to and facilitators of utilising HIV-testing services in South Africa.Southern African journal of HIV medicine · 2025Article
- Knowledge of HIV and/or AIDS and HIV testing services among young men in South Africa.African journal of primary health care & family medicine · 2023Article
- Development and Evaluation of Short-Form Measures of the HIV/AIDS Knowledge Assessment Tool Among Sexual and Gender Minorities in Brazil: Cross-sectional Study.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2022Article
- Factors associated with past HIV testing among men who have sex with men attending university in China: a cross-sectional study.Sexual health · 2021Article
- Acceptability of HIV self-testing is low among men who have sex with men who have not tested for HIV: a study with respondent-driven sampling in Brazil.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Article
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Abstract
backgroundMen who have sex with men (MSM) account for the highest prevalence of HIV in Brazil. HIV testing allows to implement preventive measures, reduces transmission, morbidity, and mortality.
methodsWe conducted a cross-sectional study to evaluate HIV testing during lifetime, factors associated with the decision to test, knowledge about HIV transmission, and use of condoms between MSM from the city of Natal, northeast Brazil.
resultsOut of 99 participants, 62.6% had been tested for HIV during lifetime, 46.2% in the last year. The most frequent reported reason to be tested for HIV infection was curiosity (35.5%). Correct knowledge about HIV was observed in only 9.2% of participants. In multivariate analysis, age (PR 0.95; 95%CI, 0.91-0.99; p=0.041) and previous syphilis test (PR 4.21; 95%CI, 1.52-11.70; p=0.006) were associated with HIV testing.
conclusionsThe frequency of HIV testing among MSM from Natal is rather low, especially in younger MSM, and knowledge about HIV transmission is inappropriate.
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