Increased HIV testing will modestly reduce HIV incidence among gay men in NSW and would be acceptable if HIV testing becomes convenient.

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Published in PLoS One on February 15, 2013

Authors

Richard T Gray1, Garrett P Prestage, Ian Down, Muhammad Haris Ghaus, Alexander Hoare, Jack Bradley, David P Wilson

Author Affiliations

1: The Kirby Institute, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia. rgray@kirby.unsw.edu.au

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