title: 'Never testing for HIV' among men who have sex with men recruited from a sexual networking website, United States.
abstract: HIV testing was assessed online among men accessing a sexual networking website for men who have sex with men. Most of the 8,040 participants reported HIV testing (58.2% ≤ 1 year; 33.1% > 1 year) and 17.1% were HIV-positive. Overall, 8.6% of men including 24% of those 18-24 years of age had never been tested. Among never testers, 25% did not know where to get tested. Predictors of never being tested included younger age (18-24), bisexual or heterosexual orientation, living outside of large metropolitan areas, and not having a healthcare provider. Increasing access to and knowledge of HIV testing sites is needed.
authors.affiliation: Prevention Research Branch, Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. AMargolis@cdc.gov
authors.forename: Andrew D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Margolis
authors.forename: Heather
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Lisa
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Belcher
authors.forename: Sabina
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hirshfield
authors.forename: Mary Ann
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Chiasson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology; D015438:Health Behavior; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D018451:Homosexuality, Male / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D012309:Risk-Taking; D060756:Social Networking; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology; D055815:Young Adult