An Online HIV Self-Sampling Strategy for Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men and Trans Women in Spain
Martínez Riveros, Héctor (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Díaz, Yesika (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Montoro-Fernandez, Marcos (Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Salut)
Moreno-Fornés, Sergio (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
González Soler, Victoria (Instituto de Salud Carlos III)
Muntada, Esteve (Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Salut)
Romano-deGea, Pol (Generalitat de Catalunya. Departament de Salut)
Muñoz, Rafael (Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Bellvitge)
Hoyos, Juan
Casabona-Barbarà, Jordi (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Agustí, Cristina (Institut Germans Trias i Pujol. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol)
Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Pediatria, Obstetrícia i Ginecologia i de Medicina Preventiva i Salut Pública

Date:	2023
Abstract:	We aimed to evaluate the feasibility of an online self-sampling pilot intervention for HIV testing addressed to gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) and trans women (TW) users of dating apps in Spain. The website https://www. testate. org/ was designed to offer self-sampling kits for HIV testing and online consultation of the results. It was advertised on gay dating apps. Participants requested the delivery of a saliva self-sampling kit by mail and a postage-paid envelope to send the sample to the reference laboratory. An anonymous acceptability survey was conducted. The cascade of care was estimated. From November 2018 to December 2021, 4623 individual users ordered self-sampling kits, 3097 returned an oral fluid sample to the reference laboratory (67. 5% return rate). 87 reactive results were detected. 76 were confirmed to be HIV-positive, we estimated an HIV prevalence of 2. 45% (95% CI 1. 9-3. 0%). 100% of those referred to specialized care are in treatment. 45. 8% of participants took more than one test. 23 incident cases were detected among repeat testers, of which 20 were confirmed. The estimated incidence was 1. 00 confirmed case per 100 individual-years of follow-up. 98. 01% of participants would recommend it to a friend. The most identified advantages were convenience and privacy. We demonstrated that the online offer of oral self-sampling kits for HIV detection and reporting results online among GBMSM and TW users of dating apps is feasible. The intervention counted with a high acceptability and high efficacy (in terms of reactivity, confirmation and linkage to care rates).
Grants:	Instituto de Salud Carlos III PI17-00355
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Language:	Anglès
Document:	Article ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Subject:	HIV ; GBMSM ; Public health ; Transgender ; Self-sampling ; Home-based
Published in:	Journal of community health, Volume 49 (2024) , p. 535-548, ISSN 1573-3610
Related work:	Martinez-Riveros, Héctor; Díaz, Yesika; Montoro-Fernandez, Marcos; [et al.]. «Correction : An Online HIV Self-Sampling Strategy for Gay, Bisexual and Other Men Who Have Sex with Men and Trans Women in Spain». Journal of community health, Vol. 50 Núm. 2 (january 2025), p. 377-380 https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-024-01387-w

Correcció: https://ddd.uab.cat/record/311587
DOI: 10.1007/s10900-023-01311-8
PMID: 38141149

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