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Table 3 Reasons for not having HIV testing among MSM

From: Pattern of HIV testing and multiple sexual partnerships among men who have sex with men in China

Reasons for not having HIV testing

N

%*

Psychological barriers

  

Perceive myself are healthy

50

55.6%

Always have consistent condom use during any sexual acts

27

30.0%

Fear of discovering own HIV status

25

27.8%

Only have sex with people who look healthy

17

18.9%

Fear to expose my sexual orientation

16

17.8%

Have sex with regular partners only

13

14.4%

Diagnosis of HIV would lead to discrimination and psychological burden

10

11.1%

AIDS cannot be cured, cannot do anything if positive

1

1.1%

Structural barriers

  

Don’t know where to go for HIV testing

30

33.3%

Need to provide real name for HIV testing

28

31.1%

Doubt about the confidentiality of Department of Health

28

31.1%

Time clash between working hours and HIV testing

5

5.6%

Attitudes of medical staff at testing sites are bad

1

1.1%

Other reasons

11

12.2%

  1. *Data and percentage were obtained and calculated from 90 MSM who never had an HIV test.