Factors Associated with Low Levels of HIV Testing among Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) in Brazil

• DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0130445
• Publication Date: 2015-06-22T14:18:36Z
• Authors: Ana Maria Brito; Carl Kendall; Ligia Kerr; Rosa Maria Salani...; Mark Drew Croslan...; Inês Dourado; Adriana A. Pinho; Adele Schwartz Be...; Sandra Brignol; Arthur L. Reingold
• Keywords: Adult; Male; Pediatric AIDS; General Science & Technology; Science; 610; Sexual and Gender Minorities (SGM/LGBT*); 613; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; Clinical Research; Behavioral and Social Science; Humans; Homosexuality, Male; Pediatric; Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome; Prevention; Q; R; AIDS Serodiagnosis; Homosexuality; 3. Good health; Quality Education; Infectious Diseases; Good Health and Well Being; Socioeconomic Factors; HIV/AIDS; Medicine; Infection; 0305 other medical science; Brazil; Research Article

The aim of this study was to assess risk factors associated with low levels HIV testing among MSM recruited through respondent driven sampling (RDS) in Brazil. Of 3,617 participants, 48.4% had never tested previously for HIV. A logistic model indicated that younger age, lower socioeconomic class, education, poor HIV/AIDS knowledge, no history cruising, and having been during the were characteristics independently previous testing. rate Brazil is still spite availability a large number services providing universal free access diagnosis treatment. To respond utilization, authors propose higher priority key populations such as MSM, expanded expanding sites welcoming nonjudgmental environment health services.