aidsmap news story
While clinic-based testing for HIV and other sexually transmitted infections in England has gone down, there’s been a shift towards online self-sampling, with an increase across population groups. However, recent research shows that this increase has been uneven, with gay and bisexual men more likely to access self-sampling and straight men, people of colour and those from more deprived areas less likely to do so.
Novel delivery mechanisms can work to reinforce and worsen existing health disparities. This makes it crucial to ensure that access to clinic-based testing is maintained alongside online self-sampling.
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Source : aidsmap
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