Table 2.
Most important reason for participating in HPTN 075 (N = 391) a
| Reason | % | Example |
|---|---|---|
| Receiving HIV counselling and testing; knowing one’s status | 33.5 | “I needed to know about my status” |
| Receiving HIV risk reduction education | 30.9 | “I will learn how to keep myself from HIV and get the protective measures and information” |
| Knowing more about MSM as a community; meeting new people, gaining support from other MSM or being empowered as MSM | 20.5 | “To get more information about MSM and my lifestyle and challenges that we face as gay people” |
| Learning more about one’s own health: getting tested for other things than HIV, getting free check‐ups and receiving treatment | 16.4 | “To pass through the medical tests that would allow me know my health” |
| Improving one’s general knowledge of health, beyond HIV and STIs | 14.8 | “To know more about HIV and my health” |
| Learning about MSM research or contributing to MSM research | 10.5 | “Because the study involves MSM and I am one of them I think I should participate” |
MSM, men who have sex with men; STIs, sexually transmitted infections.
a
Based on answers to an open question. Some of the participants’ answers to the open question included more than one reason.