Factors Affecting the Intent to Use HIV Testing Services of Filipino Men Who Have Sex With Men: A Structural Equation Model.

Publisher: Wolters Kluwer Health Country of Publication: United States NLM ID: 9111870 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1552-6917 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 10553290 NLM ISO Abbreviation: J Assoc Nurses AIDS Care Subsets: MEDLINE

Publication: 2019- : [Philadelphia, PA] : Wolters Kluwer Health
Original Publication: Philadelphia, PA : Nursecom, Inc., 1989-

Health Behavior* ; Intention*; HIV Infections/*prevention & control ; HIV Testing/*statistics & numerical data ; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice/*ethnology ; Homosexuality, Male/*statistics & numerical data ; Mass Screening/*statistics & numerical data; Adult ; Cross-Sectional Studies ; HIV Infections/ethnology ; HIV Infections/psychology ; Health Belief Model ; Homosexuality, Male/ethnology ; Homosexuality, Male/psychology ; Humans ; Latent Class Analysis ; Male ; Mass Screening/methods ; Middle Aged ; Philippines/epidemiology ; Self Efficacy ; Socioeconomic Factors ; Surveys and Questionnaires

In recent years, the Philippines has seen significant increases in the uptake of HIV testing services (HTSs) but considerably lags in achieving the 2030 goal of achieving 90% of the people knowing their HIV status. The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of the Health Belief Model, using partial least squares structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM), in identifying factors that affect the intentions of Filipino men who have sex with men to seek and get tested for HIV. A sample of 471 Filipino men who have sex with men completed the web-based survey. The mean age of the participants was 25.93 years (SD = 6.02), with a majority reporting having been tested at least once (n = 349; 74.10%) and planning to follow-up with HTS providers in 3 months (73.4%; n = 386). The final model was identified that predicted HTS utilization (R = 0.08); self-efficacy, perceived susceptibility, and benefits were most predictive of HTS utilization. The model produced may be useful in identifying gaps in HTS program planning and implementation.

Date Created: 20200603 Date Completed: 20201228 Latest Revision: 20201228

20221213

10.1097/JNC.0000000000000179

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