Reasons for Not Taking an HIV-Test Among Untested Men Who Have Sex with Men: An Internet Study |
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| Authors: | Jochen Mikolajczak Harm J. Hospers Gerjo Kok |
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| Affiliation: | (1) Department of Experimental Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Maastricht University, Maastricht, The Netherlands;(2) Department of Experimental Psychology,, Faculty of Psychology, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD, Maastricht, The Netherlands |
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| Abstract: | The present paper focuses on reasons for not taking an HIV-test among untested men who have sex with men (MSM). From an MSM web-based survey, 1627 MSM who had never tested for HIV were selected for the reported analyses. Results show that fear of a positive test result and the perceived consequences thereof, are reported as the most important reasons for not taking an HIV-test among at-risk respondents. The most important reasons for not taking an HIV-test among no-risk respondents are related to perception of low risk for HIV-infection. Implications for future interventions to promote HIV-testing are discussed. |
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| Keywords: | HIV-testing men who have sex with men (MSM) internet risk perception fear |
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