The Intention of Men Who Have Sex With Men to Participate in Voluntary Counseling and HIV Testing and Access Free Condoms in Indonesia
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Date
2018-05-02
Authors
Fauk, Nelsensius Klau
Sukmawati, Anastasia S
Wardojo, Sri S I
Teli, Margareta
Bere, Yoh Kennedy
Mwanri, Lillian
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SAGE Publications
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© The Author(s) 2018. Made available under the CC-BY-NC-ND 4.0 license: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
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© The Author(s) 2018.
Abstract
This study aimed to identify factors that influenced the intention of men who have sex with men (MSM) to participate
in voluntary counseling and HIV testing (VCT) and in accessing free condoms. A qualitative inquiry using one-on-one
in-depth interviews was conducted with MSM participants who were recruited using a purposive sampling technique.
Data analysis was guided by a framework analysis for qualitative data by Ritchie and Spencer, and the Theory of Planned
Behavior (TPB) framework was used to analyze the data. The findings were grouped into three themes—namely, (a)
attitude encompassing knowledge about HIV/AIDS and HIV/AIDS services and the belief about the positive outcomes
of the services; (b) subjective norms including support from MSM peers and family members and motivation to comply
with the support; and (c) perceived behavioral control, which is associated with resource availability and having
confidence and positive intention to participate in VCT and willingness to access free condoms. Findings indicated that
personal, community, and structural factors were predictors to intention to accessing services. Interventions targeting
large numbers of MSM population and further studies to understand what needs to be done by nongovernmental
organizations and governmental institutions to halt the spread of HIV infections among MSM populations and increase
their intention to use HIV/AIDS services are also recommended.
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This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Keywords
intention, VCT, free condom provision, MSM, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Citation
Fauk, N.K., Sukmawati, A.S., Wardojo, S.S.I., Teli, M., Bere, Y.K. & Mwanri, L., (2018). The Intention of Men Who Have Sex With Men to Participate in Voluntary Counseling and HIV Testing and Access Free Condoms in Indonesia. American Journal of Men's Health, 12(5): 1175-1184.