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 | Â | Â |
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 | Â | Â |
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% |