Relating HIV testing patterns in Poland to risky and protective behaviour
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19440854 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Magdalena Rosińska (0000-0002-6256-7809, Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego PZH – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy, corresponding author), Ruth Simmons (0000-0001-8156-0146, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, Aviation House 125 Kingsway, London, UK), Anna Marzec-Bogusławska (National AIDS Centre, ul. Samsonowska 1, Warsaw, Poland), Janusz Janiec (0000-0002-9030-0933, Narodowy Instytut Zdrowia Publicznego PZH – Państwowy Instytut Badawczy), Kholoud Porter (0000-0002-9226-6206, MRC Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, Aviation House 125 Kingsway, London, UK) |
| Year | 2016 |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 423-431 |
| Publication date | 2016-04-02 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2015.1100702 |
| PMID | 26559856 |
| OpenAlex | W2175576366 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 35 |
The aim of the study was to understand HIV testing patterns needed to improve access to early HIV diagnosis, and to investigate the spread of the virus in different populations. We examined prior testing history of individuals presenting for an HIV test across all 30 voluntary testing and counselling sites in Poland, 2008-2010 to determine factors associated with the testing rate using zero-truncated Poisson regression. Of 2397 persons presenting for an HIV test, 25 (1%) were HIV positive and 470 (19.6%) were repeat testers. The proportion of repeat testers was higher among men who have sex with men (MSM) at 37% (90/246), and people who inject drugs (PWID) at 32% (21/65). Higher testing rate was independently associated with exposure category (testing rate ratio, RR for MSM = 2.0, 95% CI 1.6-2.6, and 1.6, 0.9-2.6 for PWID), >5 sex partners (1.9, 1.4-2.7), high-risk partner (1.3, 1.1-1.6), urban residence (2.1, 1.3-3.5) and higher education attainment (1.1, 1.0-1.5). Inconsistent condom use with casual partners and sex under the influence of alcohol were associated with lower testing rates. There is a need to increase HIV testing uptake in Poland, especially among the rural population. Despite testing rates being higher among populations with higher risk of exposure to HIV (MSM and PWID), they still remain low, indicating the existence of barriers to testing
Biology · Casual · Condom · Educational attainment · Environmental health · Family medicine · Men who have sex with men · Poisson regression · Population · Residence · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Sex work and related issues · Gerontology
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| Citations per year | 0.67 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Highly cited | No |