We assessed the extent to which
sociodemographic, personal, and behavioral factors are associated with human
immunodeficiency virus/sexually transmitted infection (HIV/STI) testing among a
diverse group of Latino men who have sex with men (MSM) in New York City.
The
triangulation approach was used to synthesize data from 176 MSM who completed
an in-person or phone questionnaire about substance use, alcohol consumption,
sexual behaviors, and HIV/STI testing history and 40 participants who
participated in focus groups. Correlates of testing significant in univariable
analyses (p < .05) were entered into multivariable logistic
regression models.
Over half (57.9%) of study subjects tested for HIV in the
previous 12 months and 60.2% tested for STIs in the previous 12 months. Age and
education were positively correlated with HIV testing in multivariable
analysis. No significant correlates of STI testing were identified.
Spanish-speaking only subjects were less likely to get tested for HIV and STI;
however, this association was not significant.
Our study demonstrates the need
for further study of predictors of STI testing as well as the potential role of
language barriers and education in routine testing for HIV. Social and
behavioral factors may intensify these obstacles.
Future research and interventions
should address the role of language barriers and perceived issues of
immigration status in the decision to get tested.
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By:
- a Arizona Department of Health Services, Phoenix, AZ, USA
- b College of Public Health, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- c College of Liberal Arts, Temple University, Philadelphia, PA, USA
- d School of Public Health, Indiana University-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA
- e Department of Public Health, Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA
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