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What would you choose: Online or Offline or Mixed services? Feasibility of online <scp>HIV</scp> counselling and testing among Thai men who have sex with men and transgender women and factors associated with service uptake
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abstract introduction hiv testing coverage remains low among men sex men msm transgender women tgw studied characteristics thai msm tgw chose online andor offline platforms hiv counselling testing feasibility integrating online technologies hiv selftesting create service options methods december 2015 june 2017 msm tgw enrolled bangkok metropolitan region pattaya could choose offline hiv counselling testing offline group online pretest counselling offline hiv testing mixed group online counselling online supervised hiv selftesting online group sociodemographic data risk behaviour social network use characteristics collected selfadministered questionnaires logistic regression models identified covariates service preferences results 472 msm 99 tgw enrolled 202 selfselected offline group 158 preferred mixed group 211 chose online group online group highest proportion firsttime testers 473 vs 424 vs 181 p lt 0001 reported highest hiv prevalence 159 vs 130 vs 34 p 0001 compared offline mixed groups respectively tested hiv twice 257 95 ci 103 641 p 004 increased likelihood choose online pretest counselling tgw 666 95 ci 291 1525 p lt 0001 using social media four eight hours 282 95 ci 148 537 p 0002 gt8 hours 233 95 ci 105 516 p 004 increased selection online supervised hiv selftesting providers primarily used smartphones 792 laptops 375 deliver online services selftesting strip image sharpness colour quality rated good excellent providers participants 951 agreed online supervision hiv selftesting guidance offered satisfactory well delivered conclusions online hiv services among msm tgw feasible thailand potential engage high proportions firsttime testers high hiv prevalence designing public health interventions integrating varied levels online hiv services vital engage specific sections msm tgw populations hiv services clinical trial number nct03203265