title: Human immunodeficiency virus and chlamydia/gonorrhea testing among heterosexual college students: who is getting tested and why do some not?
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  This study explored college students' reported history of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and chlamydia/gonorrhea and characteristics of students reporting testing. Additionally, it assessed their motivation regarding future testing and reasons for lack of motivation.
  
  
  METHODS
  The sample consisted of 292 sexually experienced college students self-identifying as heterosexual at a midwestern university.
  
  
  METHODS
  Participants completed a 26-item survey during the 2010-2011 academic year.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Demographics (sex, age, race/ethnicity), behaviors (higher numbers of sex partners, currently not using condoms), and motivation for future testing distinguished those who had been tested ever and those who had not. Half of participants were not motivated to seek testing in the next 3 months; the most common reason for no motivation being perceived lack of risk.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Interventions promoting testing can use these findings to target those likely to never have been tested. These results also highlight the need to find ways to motivate students to get tested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri 64110, USA. ewmqm5@mail.umkc.edu
authors.forename: Erin W
authors.initials: EW
authors.lastname: Moore
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D002690:Chlamydia Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006069:Gonorrhea / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D020010:Heterosexuality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009042:Motivation; D012737:Sex Factors; D012725:Sexual Behavior; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000208:ethnology / Q000523:psychology*; D013334:Students / Q000523:psychology*; D014495:Universities; D055815:Young Adult