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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Apr 1.
Published in final edited form as: AIDS Behav. 2016 Apr;20(4):939–948. doi: 10.1007/s10461-015-1240-6

Table 3.

Constructs, Themes and Sample Quotes from Users of the HIV Home Test

Attitude Did I use it
correctly?
It was my first time doing it by myself. I haven’t got HIV-
tested in a few months, but it’s my first time doing it by myself
so it was really interesting. I learned how to…being able to do
it myself by the instructions and stuff. It was really exciting
Can I trust the
results?
Well, it’s not a hundred percent sure about the results.
Subjective
Norm
How will my
partner react?!
I would have been nervous.
What will
people think?
I felt a little insecure and untrusting to go to a facility for it
[HIV test].
Behavioral
Intention
Quick, Easy
and Blood-free
Because it lets you know information early, not like blood work
that takes a couple of days…It’s almost a little bit easier. It was
quicker than any others.
Avoids the
hassle of
dealing with
the healthcare
system
It was more simpler because usually when you do an intake
with a counselor or a doctor, they ask you a lot of personal
things and it’s a lot of time being wasted. The Home Rapid
Test, I know my sexual history, so I don’t have to ask any
questions. I can just perform the test and it’s less time and it’s
at a place where I feel secure at.