2016
Barriers and Facilitators of Linkage to and Engagement in HIV Care Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Qualitative Study
Liu Y, Osborn CY, Qian HZ, Yin L, Xiao D, Ruan Y, Simoni JM, Zhang X, Shao Y, Vermund SH, Amico KR. Barriers and Facilitators of Linkage to and Engagement in HIV Care Among HIV-Positive Men Who Have Sex with Men in China: A Qualitative Study. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2016, 30: 70-77. PMID: 26784360, PMCID: PMC4753635, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2015.0296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultChinaConfidentialityFearFocus GroupsHealth Knowledge, Attitudes, PracticeHealth ServicesHealth Services AccessibilityHIV InfectionsHomosexuality, MaleHumansInterviews as TopicMalePeer GroupPrejudicePrevalenceQualitative ResearchRisk-TakingSexual PartnersSocial StigmaSocioeconomic FactorsConceptsHIV-positive MSMFacilitators of linkageHIV careAntiretroviral therapyCurrent HIV preventionFree HIV careHIV-positive patientsHIV-positive menHIV care servicesHealth care workersFocus group discussionsContinuum of careHIV transmissionCare interventionsHIV preventionClinic timeCare workersQualitative studyCare servicesKey populationsPsychological burdenMSMCarePeer referralDisclosure concerns
2015
Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators of Access to HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China
Liu Y, Sun X, Qian HZ, Yin L, Yan Z, Wang L, Jiang S, Lu H, Ruan Y, Shao Y, Vermund SH, Amico KR. Qualitative Assessment of Barriers and Facilitators of Access to HIV Testing Among Men Who Have Sex with Men in China. AIDS Patient Care And STDs 2015, 29: 481-489. PMID: 26186029, PMCID: PMC4553375, DOI: 10.1089/apc.2015.0083.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingHIV prevention intervention effortsLimited HIV knowledgeHIV testing ratesHIV-positive groupHigh-risk subgroupsDiagnosis of HIVHigh-risk behaviorsFacilitators of accessPrevention intervention effortsHIV careHIV servicesHIV knowledgeRisk subgroupsClinic timeNosocomial infectionsChinese MSMUltimate preventionFocus groupsTesting ratesOnward transmissionPositive diagnosisRapid linkageHIVIntervention development