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| The PATH (Peoples Attitudes Toward Testing for HIV) Project is a multi-site, cross-sectional community-based survey among people at high risk for HIV infection. The project is funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The specific aims of the study are: - To compare demographic, behavioral, health, lifestyle, and attitudinal characteristics among individuals at high risk for HIV infection who do and do not adequately utilize HIV testing services
- For those who do not adequately utilize HIV testing services, to determine the barriers to getting HIV test and factors associated with perceived likelihood of future HIV testing
- To compare preferences for different HIV testing options (e.g. traditional, rapid, or oral kits) across different categories of HIV risk, demographic, behavioral, health, and lifestyle characteristics
Recruitment for the study was from October 1999 through August 2000. There were 1,290 participants int he survey and 20% reported never being tested for HIV.
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