Kacanek Deborah, Eldridge Gloria D, Nealey-Moore Jill, MacGowan Robin J, Binson Diane, Flanigan Timothy P, Fitzgerald Christine C, Sosman James M
Brown Medical School, Providence, RI, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2007 Jul;97(7):1209-15. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2006.085886. Epub 2007 May 30.
We analyzed incarcerated men's perceptions of and experiences with HIV testing. Interviews were conducted with 105 men, aged 18 to 29 years, in 4 states. Most men had received an HIV test while incarcerated because it was convenient or free or because they thought it was mandatory. At most sites, men believed they were HIV-negative because they never received test results. Some men did not know the diseases for which they had been tested. Some men avoided HIV testing outside prison because they lacked time, lacked resources, feared knowing the results, or perceived themselves to not be at risk. HIV testing programs for young men inside or outside prison should address barriers to HIV testing, communicate the meaning and extent of testing, and improve notification of those with HIV-negative results.
我们分析了被监禁男性对艾滋病毒检测的看法和经历。在4个州对105名年龄在18至29岁之间的男性进行了访谈。大多数男性在被监禁期间接受了艾滋病毒检测,原因是检测方便或免费,或者他们认为检测是强制性的。在大多数场所,男性认为自己艾滋病毒检测呈阴性,因为他们从未收到检测结果。一些男性不知道自己接受检测的疾病。一些男性在监狱外避免进行艾滋病毒检测,原因是他们没有时间、缺乏资源、害怕知道结果,或者认为自己没有风险。针对监狱内外年轻男性的艾滋病毒检测项目应消除艾滋病毒检测的障碍,传达检测的意义和范围,并改善对艾滋病毒检测结果为阴性者的通知。