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Self-testing, communication and information technology to promote HIV diagnosis among young gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brazil
De Boni RB , Lentini N , Santelli AC , Barbosa A Jr , Cruz M , Bingham T , Cota V , Correa RG , Veloso VG , Grinsztejn B . J Int AIDS Soc 2018 21 Suppl 5 e25116 Worldwide, key populations (KP), including gay and other men who have sex with men (MSM), are subject to human rights violations, criminalization, stigma and discrimination 1, 2. These socio‐structural factors are crucial to understand the low HIV testing uptake in many countries, as MSM may fear or may have experienced lack of privacy, confidentiality breaches and healthcare staff mistreatment 3. In Brazil, MSM report a low frequency of HIV testing despite higher estimated HIV prevalence (9.4% among 18 to 24 year olds; 19.8% among those 25 years and older 4), compared with 0.6% among the general population 5. HIV self‐testing (HIVST) is currently recommended by the World Health Organization to help reduce gaps in HIV diagnosis, especially for KP 6. Furthermore, HIVST has been highly accepted and accurate 7, 8, with oral tests being preferred over blood tests 9. |
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