title: Partner communication and HIV testing among US Chinese college students.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To explore the role of partner communication and relationship status on HIV testing among Chinese/Chinese American college students in northern California.
  
  
  METHODS
  We used a cross-sectional study design to conduct focus groups and an online or paper-pencil questionnaire (N = 230).
  
  
  RESULTS
  The majority (60%) of respondents were in committed partnerships, with 21% in casual partnerships. Less than one third (30%) of respondents had ever obtained an HIV test. History of HIV tested was associated with relationship status and partner communication.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions to increase partner communication skills while taking into account sociocultural factors among this population and their partners are needed.
authors.affiliation: Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, Rowland Heights, CA 91748, USA. sangleng@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sang Leng
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Trieu
authors.forename: Naomi N
authors.initials: NN
authors.lastname: Modeste
authors.forename: Helen Hopp
authors.initials: HH
authors.lastname: Marshak
authors.forename: Michael A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Males
authors.forename: Sally I
authors.initials: SI
authors.lastname: Bratton
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000523:psychology*; D000293:Adolescent; D001213:Asian / Q000523:psychology*; D044466:Asian People / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D012725:Sexual Behavior / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014481:United States / Q000208:ethnology; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult