Stephenson Rob, Chard Anna, Finneran Catherine, Sullivan Patrick
a Hubert Department of Global Health, Rollins School of Public Health , Emroy University , Atlanta , GA , USA.
AIDS Care. 2014 Feb;26(2):191-8. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2013.808731. Epub 2013 Jun 21.
The willingness of male-male dyads to use couples voluntary HIV counseling and testing (CVCT) has not been previously investigated globally among men who have sex with men (MSM). Using online advertisements, data were collected from 3245 MSM in seven countries who were ≥ 18 years of age and had ≥1 male sex partner in the previous 12 months. The analysis examined associations between individual characteristics and willingness to utilize CVCT. The willingness to utilize CVCT was compellingly high, ranging from 79% in Australia and UK to 90% in Brazil. Older MSM and those who reported not knowing their sero-status reported lower odds of willingness to use CVCT. The relationship between being in a relationship and willingness to use CVCT varied across countries, perhaps reflecting varied local understandings of the nature and content of CVCT. Further work is required to examine willingness to use CVCT among a more heterogeneous population of MSM, and to examine how CVCT services are locally perceived in order to provide information vital for the development of locally appropriate messages to promote CVCT for MSM.
男男性伴侣使用伴侣自愿艾滋病毒咨询和检测（CVCT）的意愿此前尚未在全球范围内针对男男性行为者（MSM）进行过调查。通过网络广告，从七个国家的3245名年龄≥18岁且在过去12个月内有≥1名男性性伴侣的男男性行为者中收集了数据。该分析研究了个体特征与使用CVCT意愿之间的关联。使用CVCT的意愿非常高，在澳大利亚和英国为79%，在巴西为90%。年龄较大的男男性行为者以及那些报告不知道自己血清状态的人使用CVCT的意愿较低。处于恋爱关系与使用CVCT意愿之间的关系因国家而异，这可能反映了当地对CVCT性质和内容的不同理解。需要进一步开展工作，以研究在更多样化的男男性行为者群体中使用CVCT的意愿，并研究当地对CVCT服务的看法，以便提供对于制定适合当地的信息以促进男男性行为者使用CVCT至关重要的信息。
