title: Fingerprick Versus Oral Swab: Acceptability of Blood-Based Testing Increases If Other STIs Can Be Detected.
abstract: Self-testing has untapped potential as a strategy to improve access to HIV testing and to increase testing frequency. User acceptability of self-administered oral swab HIV tests is consistently high in both hypothetical and actual-use studies. We explored preferences for oral versus fingerprick HIV self-tests among men who have sex with men with a high risk profile. Participants indicated greater likelihood of using an oral swab over a blood-based test, notwithstanding lower price or quicker results from the latter. However, the likelihood of using an HIV fingerprick test substantially increased if it also offered information on other sexually transmitted infections.
authors.affiliation: HIV Center for Clinical & Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Ivan
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Balán
authors.affiliation: HIV Center for Clinical & Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA. frascat@nyspi.columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Timothy
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Frasca
authors.affiliation: Department of Sociomedical Sciencies, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168 Street, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Mobolaji
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ibitoye
authors.affiliation: HIV Center for Clinical & Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Curtis
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Dolezal
authors.affiliation: HIV Center for Clinical & Behavioral Studies, New York State Psychiatric Institute/Columbia University, 1051 Riverside Drive, New York, NY, 10032, USA.
authors.forename: Alex
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Carballo-Diéguez
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001294:Attitude to Health; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006403:Hematologic Tests; D018451:Homosexuality, Male; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008403:Mass Screening; D008875:Middle Aged; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care; D057240:Patient Preference; D000072339:Sexual and Gender Minorities; D012749:Sexually Transmitted Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Fingerprick; HIV testing; MSM; STI; Self-testing