title: HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township.
abstract: Methamphetamine users in South Africa are at high risk for HIV infection and transmission, but little is known about HIV testing in this population. We examined HIV testing behaviors and attitudes in 362 methamphetamine users recruited using chain referral sampling from one peri-urban community. Many (44 %) had not been HIV tested in the past year. HIV testing was associated with positive testing attitudes, less AIDS stigma, and greater methamphetamine stigma. Among participants who reported HIV infection (8 %), less than half were linked to care. Findings highlight the need to identify barriers to HIV service uptake for methamphetamine users.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University School of Medicine, Durham, NC, 27708, USA, christina.meade@duke.edu.
authors.forename: Christina S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Meade
authors.forename: Sheri L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Towe
authors.forename: Melissa H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Watt
authors.forename: Andrea L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Hobkirk
authors.forename: Donald
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Skinner
authors.forename: Bronwyn
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Myers
authors.forename: Stephen M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kimani
authors.forename: Desiree
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Pieterse
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D044383:Black People; D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants / Q000009:adverse effects*; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000523:psychology*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000009:adverse effects*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012309:Risk-Taking; D057545:Social Stigma; D012959:Socioeconomic Factors; D013019:South Africa / Q000453:epidemiology; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000697:Central Nervous System Stimulants; D008694:Methamphetamine