TY - JOUR
T1 - The acceptability of health service and community-based venues for syphilis testing amongst men who have sex with men
T2 - the views of potential service users in Scotland
AU - Knussen, C.
AU - Bingham, D.
AU - Flowers, P.
PY - 2008/9/1
Y1 - 2008/9/1
N2 - The provision of community-based testing for syphilis, aimed specifically at men who have sex with men (MSM), is an increasingly popular approach to reducing infection rates and improving service delivery.1e6There is some evidence to suggest that community venues are acceptable to potential service users for both syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing, particularly for those wanting same-day test results. However, it is not yet clear whether MSM find community-based testing more acceptable than clinic-based testing. This article reports the views of potential service users (MSM), comparing acceptability ratings of traditional venues [sexual health service clinics and general practitioners’ (GP) surgeries] with commercial and non-commercial community-based venues, through a cross-sectional study conducted in Glasgow, Scotland.
AB - The provision of community-based testing for syphilis, aimed specifically at men who have sex with men (MSM), is an increasingly popular approach to reducing infection rates and improving service delivery.1e6There is some evidence to suggest that community venues are acceptable to potential service users for both syphilis and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) antibody testing, particularly for those wanting same-day test results. However, it is not yet clear whether MSM find community-based testing more acceptable than clinic-based testing. This article reports the views of potential service users (MSM), comparing acceptability ratings of traditional venues [sexual health service clinics and general practitioners’ (GP) surgeries] with commercial and non-commercial community-based venues, through a cross-sectional study conducted in Glasgow, Scotland.
KW - syphilis testing
KW - HIV testing
KW - sexual health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=50549097716&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.12.006
DO - 10.1016/j.puhe.2007.12.006
M3 - Article
C2 - 18486166
AN - SCOPUS:50549097716
SN - 0033-3506
VL - 122
SP - 959
EP - 961
JO - Public Health
JF - Public Health
IS - 9
ER -