Barriers to HIV testing in Europe: a systematic review

Abstract

Some barriers to HIV testing and counselling have been illustrated in the literature. Nevertheless, there is lack of structured information on barriers considering (i) legal, administrative and financial factors, (ii) attitudes and practices of health care providers and (iii) perception of patients. Such data is critical to improve effectiveness of HIV testing and counselling.

Masculinities and Social Contexts of HIV Risk Practices Among Central Asian Male Migrant Workers

“…Consistent with prior research, factors identified as barriers to HIV testing included misperceptions about HIV, lack of knowledge on the importance of knowing one's HIV status, lack of access to testing, and fears of deportation [24][25][26][27]. These factors have been found in other studies among vulnerable groups as barriers to HIV testing [6,[28][29][30].…”

Barriers and facilitators to HIV testing in people age 50 and above: a systematic review

“…Low risk perception is a commonly cited barrier to HIV testing regardless of age, highlighted in a previous review. 29 However, despite disclosing HIV risk behaviours, some patients still perceive themselves to be low risk. 30,12 In the older population, this low perceived risk may be exacerbated by the perception HIV is a young person's disease.…”

HIV Testing Among Spanish Youth: Analysis of the Mediating Role of the Big Five Personality and Other Psychological Factors

“…The stigma associated aggravates the negative view that young people have of the disease. This catastrophic social perception 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 has been found to be the main reason for not testing in a recent review in Europe (67).…”