Center for Sexuality and Health Disparities, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
Department of Epidemiology, Rollins School of Public Health, Emory University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
AIDS Behav. 2021 Dec;25(12):4029-4043. doi: 10.1007/s10461-021-03173-4. Epub 2021 Jan 28.
Partnered gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) are less likely to engage in HIV and STI testing. We enrolled 51 male couples from a larger study of home HIV testing to test the feasibility of a dyadic home STI testing intervention delivered via telehealth, consisting of two telehealth sessions delivered via video-chat. In the first session, an interventionist demonstrated the specimen collection kits. In the second session, an interventionist delivered the STI results. Participants reported very high levels of acceptability of the intervention: 92% reported the telehealth calls quality as very good, 99% reported the sample collection instructions were clear, and 96% of respondents returned specimens for collection. 9% of participants tested positive for chlamydia or gonorrhea, and all were linked to care. The intervention has the potential to surmount economic, physical and stigma-related barriers to attending clinics for STI testing, but these results need to be further tested in more diverse samples of male couples.
男同性恋、双性恋和其他与男性发生性关系的男性(GBMSM)进行艾滋病毒和性传播感染(STI)检测的可能性较低。我们招募了来自更大规模家庭艾滋病毒检测研究中的 51 对男同性恋伴侣,以测试通过远程医疗提供的双联体家庭 STI 检测干预措施的可行性,该措施包括通过视频聊天进行两次远程医疗会议。在第一次会议中,干预者演示了标本采集工具包。在第二次会议中,干预者提供了 STI 结果。参与者对干预措施的接受度非常高:92%的人表示电话质量非常好,99%的人表示样本采集说明很清楚,96%的受访者返回了样本进行采集。9%的参与者检测出衣原体或淋病呈阳性,所有人都被联系到医疗机构进行治疗。该干预措施有可能克服因经济、身体和耻辱感而导致的参加诊所进行 STI 检测的障碍,但这些结果需要在更多不同的男同性恋伴侣样本中进一步测试。
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