Reliability of self-report of HIV status among men who have sex with men in Brazil

Rosa Maria Salani Mota; Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr; Carl Kendall; Adriana Pinho; Maeve Brito De Mello; Inês Dourado; Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães; Ana Brito; Sônia Batista; Fabiano Abreu; Adele Benzaken; Lisangela Oliveira; Adão Moraes; Edgar Merchan-Hamann; Giselle Freitas; Elizabeth Mac Iel Albuquerque; Willi McFarland; George Rutherford

doi:10.1097/QAI.0b013e31821e9c10

Reliability of self-report of HIV status among men who have sex with men in Brazil

Rosa Maria Salani Mota
, Ligia Regina Franco Sansigolo Kerr
, Carl Kendall
, Adriana Pinho
, Maeve Brito De Mello
, Inês Dourado
, Mark Drew Crosland Guimarães
, Ana Brito
, Sônia Batista
, Fabiano Abreu
, Adele Benzaken
, Lisangela Oliveira
, Adão Moraes
, Edgar Merchan-Hamann
, Giselle Freitas
, Elizabeth Mac Iel Albuquerque
, Willi McFarland
, George Rutherford

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Abstract

Introduction: The aim of this study was to evaluate the reliability of self-reported HIV among men who have sex with men (MSM) in Brazil. Methods: MSM 18 years of age or older were recruited to a multicenter study using respondent-driven sampling. We compared self-report of the HIV test with a rapid HIV test using the kappa coefficient. Results: A total of 3859 MSM were recruited, and 39% reported ever having an HIV test; their results were reported and they agreed to a new test. Agreement between self-report and the test was very good (kappa = 0.88). Conclusion: Our results suggest that self-report of HIV infection is a reliable indicator among MSM.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	S153-S156
Journal	Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes
Volume	57
Issue number	SUPPL. 3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e31821e9c10
State	Published - 15 Aug 2011
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

HIV testing
HIV/AIDS
MSM
kappa coefficient
predictive value
self-reporting

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Salani Mota, R. M., Kerr, L. R. F. S., Kendall, C., Pinho, A., De Mello, M. B., Dourado, I., Guimarães, M. D. C., Brito, A., Batista, S., Abreu, F., Benzaken, A., Oliveira, L., Moraes, A., Merchan-Hamann, E., Freitas, G., Albuquerque, E. M. I., McFarland, W., & Rutherford, G. (2011). Reliability of self-report of HIV status among men who have sex with men in Brazil. Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 57(SUPPL. 3), S153-S156. https://doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e31821e9c10

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