Sexual health risks, service use, and views of rapid point-of-care testing among men who have sex with men attending saunas: a cross-sectional survey
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Authors
Horwood, Jeremy
Ingle, Suzanne M.
Burton, David
Woodman-Bailey, Adam
Horner, Paddy
Jeal, Nikki
Issue Date
2015-04-22
Type
Article
Language
en_US
Keywords
HIV , AIDS , Sexually Transmitted Infection , Testing , Men Who Have Sex With Men , MSM , Sauna , Sexual Behaviour , Sexual Health , Point of Care Testing
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Abstract
Guidelines highlight the need to increase HIV testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) and novel point-of-care testing provides new possibilities for delivery of care. However, it is unclear how point-of-care testing should be used to best effect. This study aimed to increase understanding of sexual risk-taking behaviour, service use, and attitudes to point-of-care testing among MSM sauna clients. Data were collected within two saunas for MSM in south west England using a self-completion survey (n = 134). Though this sample of MSM sauna clients are at high risk of acquiring a sexually transmitted infection, the testing frequency among the majority of those reporting unprotected anal intercourse is not in keeping with national guidelines. For almost all participants the introduction of rapid point-of-care testing for both genital and blood-borne infection was likely to increase testing and for the majority NHS specialist services was the preferred setting.
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Citation
Horwood, J., Ingle, S. M., Burton, D., Woodman-Bailey, A., Horner, P., & Jeal, N. (2016). Sexual health risks, service use, and views of rapid point-of-care testing among men who have sex with men attending saunas: a cross-sectional survey. International journal of STD & AIDS, 27(4), 273–280. https://doi.org/10.1177/0956462415580504
Publisher
International Journal of STD & AIDS