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Then We Looked at His Results: Men Who Have Sex With Men from New York City and Puerto Rico Report Their Sexual Partner's Reactions to Receiving Reactive HIV Self-Test Results
AIDS and behavior, v 24(9), pp 2597-2605
01 Sep 2020
PMID: 32078078
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Abstract
Secondary distribution of HIV self-tests to sexual partners is acceptable but concerns remain about reactions if a partner tests HIV-positive. We report on 14 participants whose sexual partners tested HIV-positive during the "I'll Show You Mine" Study, a randomized controlled trial (N = 272) of HIV self- and partner-testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TGW). All 14 were MSM and racial/ethnic minorities, mean age was 36.6 years; 86% were gay-identified. Twenty-four partners tested positive; about half were new partners. Six participants had multiple partners test positive. During in-depth interviews with 10 of these participants, they reported their partners' reactions ranged from tearful and worried among those whose result was unexpected, to resignation among those who suspected a positive result, to nonchalance among partners who participants concluded knew of their HIV infection. After testing, some HIV-positive partners disclosed prior knowledge of their status. No partner reacted violently. Participants typically comforted their partners and encouraged confirmatory testing. Four participants had anal intercourse with partners who tested positive. Participants and partners were able to effectively handle situations in which the partner tested HIV-positive.
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- Title
- Then We Looked at His Results: Men Who Have Sex With Men from New York City and Puerto Rico Report Their Sexual Partner's Reactions to Receiving Reactive HIV Self-Test Results
- Creators
- Iván C Balán - New York Psychoanalytic Society and InstituteJavier Lopez-Rios - New York Psychoanalytic Society and InstituteRebecca Giguere - New York Psychoanalytic Society and InstituteCody Lentz - New York Psychoanalytic Society and InstituteCurtis Dolezal - New York Psychoanalytic Society and InstituteCatherine Cruz Torres - University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusWilliam Brown, 3rd - University of California, San FranciscoRaynier Crespo - University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusAlan Sheinfil - Syracuse UniversityChristine Tagliaferri Rael - Syracuse UniversityIrma Febo - University of Puerto Rico, Medical Sciences CampusAlex Carballo-Diéguez - Columbia University
- Publication Details
- AIDS and behavior, v 24(9), pp 2597-2605
- Publisher
- Springer Nature
- Grant note
- R01 LM013045 / NLM NIH HHS R01-HD076636 / Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development T15 LM007079 / NLM NIH HHS P60 MD006902 / NIMHD NIH HHS UM1 AI069415 / NIAID NIH HHS R01-HD088156 / National Institute of Child Health and Human Development P30-MH43520 / NIMH NIH HHS K12 HS026383 / AHRQ HHS R01 LM012355 / NLM NIH HHS R01 HD076636 / NICHD NIH HHS P30 MH043520 / NIMH NIH HHS KL2 TR001870 / NCATS NIH HHS R01 HD088156 / NICHD NIH HHS
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Community Health and Prevention
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000516435100003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-85079780939
- Other Identifier
- 991021894659204721
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