title: Reasons why gay and other bisexually active men attend different community testing services in Sydney; a cross-sectional survey.
abstract: In 2013, two new community HIV testing services were implemented in Sydney, Australia, to increase testing options for gay men. Participants were asked to complete an 8-item questionnaire to select one primary and up to three secondary reasons for attending the testing service. Over one-third of gay and bisexual men (GBM) selected getting their HIV result at the same visit as the main reason they attended at both testing services (38% and 34%, respectively; P=0.5). GBM at the Shopfront were more likely to say that the convenient location was the main reason they attended, compared with men at the Community site (15% vs 7%, P<0.01). These findings can inform future scale-up of HIV testing in Sydney and other places.
authors.affiliation: Sydney Sexual Health Centre, South East Sydney Local Health District, PO Box 1614, Sydney, NSW 2040, Australia.
authors.forename: Vickie
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Knight
authors.affiliation: Sydney Sexual Health Centre, South East Sydney Local Health District, PO Box 1614, Sydney, NSW 2040, Australia.
authors.forename: Timmy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lockwood
authors.affiliation: ACON, 414 Elizabeth Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW 2010, Australia.
authors.forename: Terry
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Walkinshaw
authors.affiliation: The Kirby Institute, Wallace Wurth Building, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: Philip
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Keen
authors.affiliation: The Kirby Institute, Wallace Wurth Building, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW 2052, Australia.
authors.forename: Rebecca
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Guy
authors.affiliation: Sydney Sexual Health Centre, South East Sydney Local Health District, PO Box 1614, Sydney, NSW 2040, Australia.
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: McNulty