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American Journal of Public Health, 10.2105/AJPH.2006.085886

Framing Health Matters

Young Incarcerated Men’s Perceptions of and Experiences With HIV Testing

Deborah Kacanek 1*, Gloria D. Eldridge 2, Jill Nealey-Moore 3, Robin J. MacGowan 4, Diane Binson 5, Timothy P. Flanigan 6, Christine C. Fitzgerald 7, James M. Sosman 8, the Project START Study Group 9

1 Tufts University School of Medicine
2 University of Alaska Anchorage
3 University of Puget Sound
4 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
5 University of California
6 Brown University Medical School
7 Providence VA Medical Center and The Miriam Hospital
8 University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
9 All Institutions

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: deborah.kacanek{at}tufts.edu.


  Abstract

We sought to analyze incarcerated men’s perceptions of and experiences with HIV testing. Interviews were conducted with 105 men, aged 18 to 29 years, in 4 states. Most men had received an HIV test while incarcerated because it was convenient or free or because they thought it was mandatory. At most sites, men believed they were HIV-negative because they never received test results. Some men did not know the diseases for which they had been tested. Some men avoided HIV testing outside prison because they lacked time, lacked resources, feared knowing the results, or perceived themselves to not be at risk.

HIV testing programs for young men inside or outside prison should address barriers to HIV testing, communicate the meaning and extent of testing, and improve notification of those with HIV-negative results.

Key Words: Access to Care, HIV/AIDS, Men's Health, Qualitative Research, Urban Health




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