title: HIV Testing in Non-Injection Drug Users: Prevalence and Associated Factors.
abstract: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of and identify factors associated with lifetime testing for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in non-injection drug users (NIDU). A cross-sectional study was conducted with 323 individuals in clinics for chemical dependency in the state of Goiás in the Central-West region of Brazil. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with lifetime HIV testing. Testing for HIV was associated with age, female gender, crack use, history of sexually transmitted infections, acquaintance with people living with HIV/AIDS and/or who had died from AIDS, and history of having received some instruction on HIV/AIDS prevention methods. It was found that only 26.6% reported having access to the HIV rapid test. We concluded determinants for HIV testing must be taken into account when planning prevention and programming strategies. These include the widening of testing coverage among NIDU, educational health actions, establishment of links between sexually transmitted infection prevention services and addiction treatment services, and the use of rapid tests to help people who are in contact with the virus learn about their HIV status, enter treatment, and improve their quality of life.
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia.
authors.forename: Rafael
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Alves Guimarães
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goiás, Catalão.
authors.forename: Roselma
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lucchese
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goiás, Catalão.
authors.forename: Inaina
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lara Fernandes
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goiás, Catalão.
authors.forename: Ivânia
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vera
authors.affiliation: Municipal Secretary of Health, Catalão.
authors.forename: Aurélio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Goulart Rodovalho
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goiás, Catalão.
authors.forename: Vanessa
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Alves Guimarães
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goiás, Catalão.|Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia.
authors.forename: Graciele
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cristina Silva
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goiás, Catalão.|Triangle University Center, Uberlândia.
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lopes de Felipe
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goiás, Catalão.
authors.forename: Paulo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Alexandre de Castro
authors.affiliation: Federal University of Goiás, Goiânia.|Municipal Secretary of Health, Uruaçu.
authors.forename: Priscilla
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Martins Ferreira
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D055030:Drug Users; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: HIV; HIV testing; HIV/AIDS prevention; non-injection drug users