Building stakeholder partnerships for an on‐site HIV testing programme

Datos Bibliográficos

ID15098428
AutoresWilliam J Woods (0000-0002-7036-4155, University of California, San Francisco, autor de correspondencia), Kathleen Erwin (0000-0003-1785-6457, University of California, San Francisco), Margery Lazarus (University of California, San Francisco), Heather Serice (University of California, San Francisco), Olga Grinstead (University of California, San Francisco), Diane Binson (University of California, San Francisco)
Año2008
Volumen10
Número3
Páginas249-262
Fecha de publicación2008-04-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaCulture Health & Sexuality (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1369-1058 • E-ISSN: 1464-5351
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/13691050701793806
PMID18432424
PMCIDPMC2729284
OpenAlexW1996633983
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas7
Referencias citadas30

Because of the large number of individuals at risk for HIV infection who visit gay saunas and sex clubs, these venues are useful settings in which to offer HIV outreach programmes for voluntary counselling and testing (VCT). Nevertheless, establishing a successful VCT programme in such a setting can be a daunting challenge, in large part because there are many barriers to managing the various components likely to be involved. Using qualitative data from a process evaluation of a new VCT programme at a gay sauna in California, USA, we describe how the various stakeholders overcame barriers of disparate interests and responsibilities to work together to successfully facilitate a regular and frequent on-site VCT programme that was fully utilized by patrons

Family medicine · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Humanities · Outreach · Political science · Public relations · Stakeholder · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Mental Health and Patient Involvement