HIV self-testing enabled access to testing for Black persons: The GetaKit study.
HIV
ethnicity
gender
race
self-testing
Journal
Research in nursing & health
ISSN: 1098-240X
Titre abrégé: Res Nurs Health
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7806136
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
04 2023
04 2023
Historique:
revised:
05
12
2022
received:
14
06
2022
accepted:
14
12
2022
pubmed:
28
12
2022
medline:
23
3
2023
entrez:
27
12
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
In Ontario, new HIV diagnoses continue to affect gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (gbMSM) and persons of African, Caribbean, or Black (ACB) ethnicities. Because treatment and suppressed viral loads flow from diagnosis, testing is key. We sought to determine the outcomes of online ordering and mail-out of free at-home HIV self-testing in Ontario, Canada. We implemented the GetaKit study to offer such free HIV self-testing using the INSTI® test and offered it via a website (GetaKit.ca) to eligible persons in Ontario. From April 1, 2021 to January 31, 2022, we distributed kits to 1551 persons; 40% were white and 26% were ACB. We found that ACB participants were less likely to fulfill established criteria for HIV PrEP, such as previous sexually transmitted infections diagnoses and drug use, despite having a similar test positivity rate. We also found that ACB women, who may represent a larger number of new infections than previously thought, did not have a higher rate of first-time testing. Our results suggest that HIV self-testing can enable testing, but that work is required to increase uptake among ACB persons and women. Overall, HIV self-testing thus corresponded with increased testing among persons who were Black, yet lower rates of results reporting. Patient or Public Contributions: Community members from the AIDS Committee of Ottawa, Max Ottawa, and Black Cap, and nurses from Ottawa Public Health were involved in the design, promotion, and implementation of this study.
Types de publication
Journal Article
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
236-241Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Research in Nursing & Health published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.
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