The document discusses Virginia's initiatives around HIV self-testing, including data from a pilot program distributing at-home test kits through various community-based organizations. It also details the Division of Disease Prevention's proposal to launch an advertising campaign on social media platforms popular with men who have sex with men (MSM) to distribute free at-home HIV test kits. The proposal aims to target Virginia's high-risk MSM population, as MSM account for over half of new HIV cases in the state and nearly half of those living with HIV/AIDS in Virginia are MSM.
6 bronson state of virginia's hiv self-testing initiatives
1. State of Virginia’s HIV
Self-Testing Initiatives
Heather Bronson
Virginia Department of Health
Community HIV Testing Coordinator
2. NO WRONG DOOR
Home
Testing
Rapid Rapid Testing
Community Clinical Testing
Health Department Testing
Walgreens Testing
4th Generation EIA testing
algorithm
Specialized Mens Clinics
CAPUS Testing
CHARLI
Expanded
Testing
3. Home Kit Testing Data from CBO Pilot
10/2013-5/2014
Agency
Number
of
Test
Kits
Distributed
Number
of
Surveys
Completed/
Collected
%
of
Surveys
Completed
ASG
120
25
21%
Fan
Free
Clinic
11
11
100%
MASS
12
9
75%
CCS
91
29
32%
ARE
23
10
43%
FAHASS
78
64
82%
MHC
1
0
0
Total
336
75
22%
4.
5. Division of Disease Prevention’s Proposal for Home
Testing Program With Men Who Have Sex With Men
• DDP will launch an advertising campaign to a targeted high-risk
MSM population for free In-home HIV test kits.
• Advertising for free In-home HIV test kits will be placed on
web-based and smartphone app-based social networking
interfaces that are popular with MSM. These include Grindr,
Jackd, Scruff, BGCLive and Adam4Adam.
• Users will be able to complete an online consent form, risk
assessment survey, and an order form for a free In-home HIV test
kit.
• DDP will ship one home kit to users. Each screening kit will
contain regional resources and contacts for supplemental HIV
testing as well as HIV prevention services.
6. Virginia’s HIV Epidemic among MSM
• As of September 30, 2014, 46% of all
people living with HIV/AIDS in Virginia
are MSM.
▫ 47.4% are Black MSM
▫ 42.29% are White MSM
• MSM accounted for 52.3% of new HIV
cases in 2013.
