Young Sean D, Klausner Jeffrey, Fynn Risa, Bolan Robert
a Department of Family Medicine , David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA , Los Angeles , CA , USA.
AIDS Care. 2014 Feb;26(2):267-9. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2013.808732. Epub 2013 Jun 18.
This short report evaluates the feasibility of using electronic vending machines for dispensing oral, fluid, rapid HIV self-testing kits in Los Angeles County. Feasibility criteria that needed to be addressed were defined as: (1) ability to find a manufacturer who would allow dispensing of HIV testing kits and could fit them to the dimensions of a vending machine, (2) ability to identify and address potential initial obstacles, trade-offs in choosing a machine location, and (3) ability to gain community approval for implementing this approach in a community setting. To address these issues, we contracted a vending machine company who could supply a customized, Internet-enabled machine that could dispense HIV kits and partnered with a local health center available to host the machine onsite and provide counseling to participants, if needed. Vending machines appear to be feasible technologies that can be used to distribute HIV testing kits.
本简短报告评估了在洛杉矶县使用电子自动售货机分发口服液体快速艾滋病毒自检试剂盒的可行性。需要解决的可行性标准被定义为：（1）找到一家允许分发艾滋病毒检测试剂盒并能使其符合自动售货机尺寸的制造商的能力；（2）识别并解决潜在的初始障碍、选择机器放置地点时的权衡因素的能力；（3）在社区环境中实施这种方法获得社区认可的能力。为解决这些问题，我们与一家自动售货机公司签约，该公司可以提供一台定制的、具备联网功能的可分发艾滋病毒检测试剂盒的机器，并与当地一家健康中心合作，该健康中心可在现场安置这台机器，并在需要时为参与者提供咨询服务。自动售货机似乎是可用于分发艾滋病毒检测试剂盒的可行技术。
