PMID- 9181207
OWN - NLM
STAT- MEDLINE
DCOM- 19970721
LR  - 20181130
IS  - 0749-3797 (Print)
IS  - 0749-3797 (Linking)
VI  - 13
IP  - 3
DP  - 1997 May-Jun
TI  - Predictors of follow-through on plans to be tested for HIV.
PG  - 193-8
AB  - INTRODUCTION: Fewer than 40% of people in the United States with HIV risk factors 
      have been tested. However, almost 40% of untested individuals with HIV risk 
      factors in high AIDS prevalence cities stated in the 1991 National AIDS 
      Behavioral Surveys (NABS) that they (1) "planned to be tested" or (2) "would get 
      tested if no one could find out." METHODS: We used longitudinal data from the 
      1991 and 1992 NABS (n = 5,543), which are nationally representative telephone 
      surveys. We assessed whether untested individuals were tested one year later, and 
      we used logistic regressions to address two research questions: What are the 
      predictors of testing among untested individuals? What are the predictors of 
      testing among untested individuals who "planned to be tested" or "would get 
      tested if no one could find out?" RESULTS: We found that 30% of individuals who 
      "planned to be tested," 16% of individuals who "would get tested if no one could 
      find out," and 11% of persons with no intentions to be tested had been tested one 
      year later (P < .001). In regression analyses, risk factors and higher education 
      were key predictors of testing. CONCLUSIONS: It is encouraging that 30% of 
      individuals who plan to be tested did get tested within one year. Further 
      research, however, needs to examine testing barriers for the 70% of individuals 
      who do not follow through on testing plans. The results provide important 
      information for targeting testing programs, developing effective public policies, 
      and addressing the debate over issues such as name reporting and the availability 
      of home HIV tests.
FAU - Phillips, K A
AU  - Phillips KA
AD  - Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California-San Francisco 94105, 
      USA.
FAU - Coates, T J
AU  - Coates TJ
FAU - Catania, J A
AU  - Catania JA
LA  - eng
GR  - MH19105-02/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - MH43892/MH/NIMH NIH HHS/United States
GR  - R29 AI34864/AI/NIAID NIH HHS/United States
GR  - etc.
PT  - Journal Article
PT  - Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
PL  - Netherlands
TA  - Am J Prev Med
JT  - American journal of preventive medicine
JID - 8704773
SB  - IM
MH  - AIDS Serodiagnosis/*psychology/statistics & numerical data
MH  - Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome/*diagnosis/epidemiology
MH  - Adult
MH  - Aged
MH  - Confidentiality
MH  - Educational Status
MH  - Female
MH  - Follow-Up Studies
MH  - HIV Seropositivity/psychology
MH  - Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
MH  - Humans
MH  - Logistic Models
MH  - Longitudinal Studies
MH  - Male
MH  - Middle Aged
MH  - Socioeconomic Factors
EDAT- 1997/05/01 00:00
MHDA- 1997/05/01 00:01
CRDT- 1997/05/01 00:00
PHST- 1997/05/01 00:00 [pubmed]
PHST- 1997/05/01 00:01 [medline]
PHST- 1997/05/01 00:00 [entrez]
PST - ppublish
SO  - Am J Prev Med. 1997 May-Jun;13(3):193-8.