Risk and Protective Profile of Men Who Have Sex With Men Using Mobile Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing: Latent Class Analysis
Journal
JMIR public health and surveillance
Journal Volume
9
Journal Issue
1
Pages
e43394
Date Issued
2023-02-16
Author(s)
Abstract
Mobile voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV has been carried out to improve the targeting of at-risk populations and HIV case detection for men who have sex with men (MSM). However, the HIV-positive detection rate using this screening strategy has declined in recent years. This may imply unknown changes in risk-taking and protective features jointly influencing the testing results. These changing patterns in this key population remain unexplored.
Subjects
HIV testing; anal sex; latent class analysis; men who have sex with men; mobile health; postexposure prophylaxis (PEP); preexposure prophylaxis (PrEP); risk-taking; sexual partners; social networking
Publisher
JMIR PUBLICATIONS, INC
Type
journal article