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MOPDC0106. Expanding access to non- medicalized community-based rapid testing to men who have sex with men: an urgent HIV prevention intervention (The ANRS-DRAG Study).
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MOPDC0106 Expanding access to non-medicalized community-based rapid testing to men who have sex with men: an urgent HIV prevention intervention (The ANRS-DRAG Study) Nicolas LORENTE1,2,3, M. PREAU1,3,4, C. VERNAY-VAISSE5,M. MORA1,2,3, J. BLANCHE1,2,3, J. OTIS6, A. PASSERON7, J.-M. LE GALL8, P. DHOTTE9, M.P. CARRIERI1,2,3, M. SUZAN-MONTI1,2,3, B. SPIRE1,2,3,8for the ANRS-DRAG Study Group. 1 INSERM UMR912 (SESSTIM), Marseille, France; 2 Aix Marseille Université, UMR_S912, IRD, Marseille, France; 3 ORS PACA, Observatoire Régional de la Santé Provence Alpes Côte d'Azur, Marseille, France; 4 GREPS, Université Lyon 2, Lyon, France; 5 Conseil Général des Bouches du Rhône, Marseille, France; 6 UQÀM, Chaire de recherche du Canada en éducation à la santé, Montréal, Québec; 7 Conseil Général des Alpes Maritimes, Nice, France; 8 Aides, Pantin, France; 9 CMS-CIDAG-CIDDIST du Figuier, Paris, France,
Objective & Methods • Objective: To evaluate a community-based, non-medicalizedHIV testing offer (CBOffer) in parallel with the standard medicalized HIV testing offer (SMOffer) among MSM in French voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) centres • The ANRS-DRAG study: • Cross-sectional study in French VCT centres (4 sites), from March 2010 to April 2011 • Two different testing offers: • Data collected through the pre-test self-administered questionnaire, and analyzed through mixed logistic regressions
Findings & implications • The CBOffer attracted MSM... • ... much less likely to have been tested during the 2 previous years • ... more exposed to at-risk situations • Such non-medicalized HIV rapid testing offer performed by community members is feasible and manage to reach MSM who report more sexual risk attitudes • Increasing the implementation of such testing offer public health priority • Providing counselling centred on sexual risk reduction strategies