A structural equation modeling approach to investigate HIV testing willingness for men who have sex with men in China

BACKGROUND: A substantial risk of contracting Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exists among men who have sex with men (MSM), and HIV infection rates have been rising. This study aimed to analyze the factors influencing the Chinese MSM population’s intention to test for HIV. METHODS: Nonprobability...

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Autores principales: Jiang, Han, He, Wei, Pan, Haiying, Zhong, Xiaoni
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37661282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-023-00561-9
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He, Wei
Pan, Haiying
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description BACKGROUND: A substantial risk of contracting Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exists among men who have sex with men (MSM), and HIV infection rates have been rising. This study aimed to analyze the factors influencing the Chinese MSM population’s intention to test for HIV. METHODS: Nonprobability sampling techniques were employed in June 2022 to recruit MSM in Chongqing and Sichuan, China. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM), which is based on the knowledge-attitude-behavior (KAB) theory. RESULTS: Among 1687 participants, 964 (57.1%) of the MSM were willing to have an HIV test. The results of the structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that knowledge, attitude, and behavior all influenced the testing intention, with attitude having the greatest impact (total effect of 0.22). CONCLUSION: HIV testing needs to be increased among MSM as they exhibit a moderate willingness to test. Improving education on HIV knowledge and risk behavior might enhance the willingness of MSM to test for HIV in China.
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spelling pubmed-104763892023-09-05 A structural equation modeling approach to investigate HIV testing willingness for men who have sex with men in China Jiang, Han He, Wei Pan, Haiying Zhong, Xiaoni AIDS Res Ther Research BACKGROUND: A substantial risk of contracting Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exists among men who have sex with men (MSM), and HIV infection rates have been rising. This study aimed to analyze the factors influencing the Chinese MSM population’s intention to test for HIV. METHODS: Nonprobability sampling techniques were employed in June 2022 to recruit MSM in Chongqing and Sichuan, China. The data were analyzed using structural equation modeling (SEM), which is based on the knowledge-attitude-behavior (KAB) theory. RESULTS: Among 1687 participants, 964 (57.1%) of the MSM were willing to have an HIV test. The results of the structural equation modeling (SEM) showed that knowledge, attitude, and behavior all influenced the testing intention, with attitude having the greatest impact (total effect of 0.22). CONCLUSION: HIV testing needs to be increased among MSM as they exhibit a moderate willingness to test. Improving education on HIV knowledge and risk behavior might enhance the willingness of MSM to test for HIV in China. BioMed Central 2023-09-03 /pmc/articles/PMC10476389/ /pubmed/37661282 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-023-00561-9 Text en © The Author(s) 2023 https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made. The images or other third party material in this article are included in the article’s Creative Commons licence, unless indicated otherwise in a credit line to the material. If material is not included in the article’s Creative Commons licence and your intended use is not permitted by statutory regulation or exceeds the permitted use, you will need to obtain permission directly from the copyright holder. To view a copy of this licence, visit http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) . The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/) ) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated in a credit line to the data.
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He, Wei
Pan, Haiying
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title A structural equation modeling approach to investigate HIV testing willingness for men who have sex with men in China
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title_short A structural equation modeling approach to investigate HIV testing willingness for men who have sex with men in China
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10476389/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37661282
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12981-023-00561-9
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