From: Acceptability of HIV self-testing: a systematic literature review
Study | Carballo-Diéguez et al.,[19] | Carballo-Diéguez et al.,[20] | De la Fuente et al.,[21] | Belza et al.,[22] | Katz et al.,[23] | Gaydos et al.,[25] | Lee et al.,[27] | Spielberg et al.,[28] | Osmond et al.,[29] |
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Objective | Acceptability of oral fluid HST and willingness to use prior to sexual intercourse among high-risk MSM | Acceptability of oral fluid HST prior to sexual intercourse among sexual partners of MSM | Feasibility of blood-based HST and interpretation of results by laypersons | Feasibility of blood-based HST by laypersons | Acceptability and ease of use of oral fluid HST compared to clinic-based HCT among MSM | Feasibility and accuracy of oral fluid and blood-based HST by laypersons compared to trained staff | Acceptability and feasibility of blood-based HST among high-risk populations | Feasibility and acceptability of bimonthly oral fluid and DBS HSC among high-risk populations | Acceptability and feasibility of oral fluid HSC for HIV testing among MSM |
Location | New York City, USA | New York City, USA | Gay districts and university sites, Madrid, Spain | see De la Fuente et al., [21] | USA | Baltimore, USA | Singapore | USA | San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York City, Chicago, USA |
Population | 57 high-risk MSM | 140 sexual partners of high-risk MSM | 313 HCT clients of mobile testing units | 267 HCT clients of mobile testing units | 68 HIV-negative high-risk MSM | 565 patients of emergency departments | 420 HIV-positive- and at-risk clients of communicable disease and STI centres | 297 participants of HIV Network for Prevention Trials | 615 participants of Urban men´s health study |
Sex | 100% male | 100% male | 69% female, 29% male | 41% female, 51% male | 100% male | 59% female, 41% male | 9% female, 75% male | 20% female, 80% male | 100% male |
Median age | 34 years | n.s. | n.s. | n.s. | 39 years | 38,4 years | 33 years | 36 years | n.s. |
Ethnicity | 39% Latino, 32% Black, 21% White, 7% Asian | n.s. | 83% White, 16% Latino | 83% White, 16% Latino, 1% n.s. | 73% White, 13% Latino, 9% Black, 4% Asian | 69% Black, 29% White | 98% Asian | 64% White, 18% Black, 12% Latino, 2% Asian | 69% White, 12% Hispanic, 8% Black |
MSM | 100% | 100% | 35% | 38% | 100% | n.s. | 9% | 58% | 100% |
IDU | - | - | n.s. | n.s. | - | > 15% | n.s. | 30% | - |
WAHR | - | - | n.s. | n.s. | - | n.s. | n.s. | 12% | - |
Acceptability of HST | 73,7% | 81,5% | 83% | 77.9% | 63.2% | 84.6% | 83.3% | 81.1% | 67% |
Incentives | No | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes |