Acceptability of HIV self-test among adolescent Men who have Sex with Men, travestis and transgender women in Brazil
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 5335217 |
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| Authors | Érica Dumont Pena (0000-0003-1220-6041, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Diogo Ferraz (0000-0002-0443-3183, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz), Marília Greco (0000-0003-3872-8155, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Ana Paula Silva (0000-0001-8218-8286, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Leo Pedrana (0000-0002-1541-6186, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Ines Dourado (0000-0003-1675-2146, Universidade Federal da Bahia), Unaí Tupinambás (0000-0002-3681-4124, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Dirceu Bartolomeu Greco (0000-0002-4419-5634, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais), Marcelo Eduardo Pfeiffer Castellanos (0000-0002-4977-5574, Universidade Federal da Bahia) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 136 |
| Pages | 56-67 |
| Publication date | 2023-03-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Saúde em Debate (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0103-1104 • E-ISSN: 2358-2898 |
| Publisher | FapUNIFESP (SciELO) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1590/0103-1104202313603i |
| OpenAlex | W4365519632 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 21 |
Introduction: The objective of this study is to analyze the acceptability of the HIV self-test among male adolescents who have sex with male and transgender women in three Brazilian capitals. Method: qualitative study, with 6 focus groups and 37 in-depth interviews with 58 participants, from the cities of Belo Horizonte, Salvador and São Paulo, whose thematic analysis was based on the Theoretical Framework of Acceptability. Results: the HIV self-test had good acceptability, although it was not homogeneous among participating adolescents. Positive aspects include, for example, agility, privacy, autonomy, monitoring one's health, and emotional and stigma management. In another direction are concerns about how to deal with an eventual reactive result and whether self-testing is a prevention strategy. The place where self-tests are given out is decisive to improving their use, which depends on cultural competence to accommodate sexual and gender diversities of adolescents. Conclusion: This study has shown that HIV self-testing is a fundamental strategy to increase adolescent autonomy and self-care. These should be considered to better adapt the test to local youth cultures and, consequently, achieve better compliance
Autonomy · Competence (human resources) · Developmental psychology · Environmental health · Family medicine · Focus group · Hiv test · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Human sexuality · Political science · Population · Qualitative research · Sociology · Test (biology) · Thematic analysis · Transgender · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Clinical Psychology · Gender Studies · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Medicine · Psychology · Social Psychology
| Highly cited | No |
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