Preparedness for use of the rapid result HIV self‐test by gay men and other men who have sex with men (MSM): a mixed methods exploratory study among MSM and those involved in HIV prevention and care

The aim of the study was to explore preparedness for the HIV self‐test among men who have sex with men (MSM) and those involved in HIV prevention and care.

• Publication year

  2016

• Venue

  HIV Medicine

• Publication date

  2016-08-05

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Sociology

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1111/hiv.12420PMID 27492141PMCID 5347967
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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