HIVST is a process in which a person performs an HIV test and interprets the result. Negative HIVST results may encourage men who have sex with men (MSM) to use HIV prevention services. The objective of this study was to examine behaviors (e.g., facility-based HIV testing, condom use)...
MacGowan RJ, Chavez PR, Gravens L, et al; eSTAMP Study Group. Pilot evaluation of the ability of men who have sex with men to self-administer rapid HIV tests, prepare dried blood spot cards, and interpret test results, Atlanta, Georgia, 2013. AIDS Behav. 2018;22(1):...
The Shapiro–Wilk test was used to assess the distribution of variables, with p ≤ 0.05 indicating a non-normal distribution. Only respondents providing full data were included in the analysis. Participants with incomplete data had not answered two or more instruments; therefore, imputation ...
Conversely, 2.1% (15/715) reported being pressured to self-test: 12 by a sexual partner and 3 by a friend. No physical harm was reported. HIV prevention programs that use HIV self-tests to reach populations at risk for HIV may be reassured by our findings because, despite reports of ...
In the middle of it all, a strange match of timeless Test cricket unfolds, in which the ball has an agency all its own. With great heart, The Lost Century explores the intersections of Asian relations, queer Asian history, underground resistance, the violence of war, and the rise of ...
Purpose: In this study, we aimed to test the relationship between compulsive exercise and self-esteem, body image, and body satisfaction as potential predictors of eating disorders. Methods: Self-report measures of compulsive exercise beliefs and behaviors, self-esteem, body image, and body satisfac...
We defined HIV self-testing as a process where an individual collects his or her specimen, does a test, and interprets their own test result.1 In the directly assisted approach, self-testers received an in-person demonstration of how to do the test or to interpret the test result; in the...
personal decisions such as wanting the body to be whole when buried or cremated, emotional appeal such as not wanting to think about death; presumptions (e.g. I’m too old and my organs will not be of any use); lack of trust (e.g. a concern that hospital staff might not do ...
Matheson however considers the test laid down by the Court and rejecting any “measure of discretion” in this regard as “unrealistic”. But it is possible to view the Court’s observation as not disallowing any benefit of doubt and action in the light of facts at the disposal of a State...
In the past few years, individuals choose increasingly to share online about themselves, which reflect greatly about their personality and self-image. In particular, individuals with mental health issues tend to discuss or mention such issues online, in