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Indigenous gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men (GBM) are at increased risk of HIV and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), but may experience difficulties accessing clinical services. At-home blood-based self-collection may offer an alternative that bypasses such barriers. This study aimed to explore uptake of dried blood spots (DBS) among Indigenous M\u0101ori GBM in Aotearoa New Zealand.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The Sex and Prevention of Transmission Study is a national HIV bio-behavioural surveillance survey of GBM. At the end of the 2022 online questionnaire, participants were offered a mail-out at-home self-collection DBS kit for HIV, syphilis and hepatitis C. Specimens were returned using postage-paid courier bags. We assessed interest in DBS, DBS requests and DBS returns among M\u0101ori participants. We compared differences in DBS return rates by select characteristics using univariate logistic regression.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>There were 495 participants who started the survey and self-identified as M\u0101ori. Of the 77.6% (n\u00a0=\u00a0384) reaching the DBS section, 66.1% (n\u00a0=\u00a0246) showed an interest in DBS. Of these, 87.4% (n\u00a0=\u00a0215) requested and were sent a DBS kit. Eighty-five specimens were returned, 39.4% of those sent a kit and 22.1% of those reaching the DBS question. M\u0101ori GBM reporting never testing for HIV (OR 0.37, 95% CI 0.16\u20130.83) were less likely to return a DBS.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>At-home self-collected DBS was acceptable to approximately one in five M\u0101ori GBM participants, and could complement clinic-based HIV and STI testing.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1071\/sh25177","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,8,6]],"date-time":"2026-08-06T01:10:02Z","timestamp":1785978602000},"source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Uptake of at-home self-collected dried blood spots for HIV, hepatitis C and syphilis screening among M\u0101ori gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men in Aotearoa New Zealand: an observational epidemiological study"],"prefix":"10.1071","volume":"23","author":[{"given":"Shanjivan","family":"Padarath","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"ASchool of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kevin","family":"Haunui","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"BBurnett Foundation Aotearoa, Auckland, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Adrian","family":"Ludlam","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ASchool of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Janine","family":"Paynter","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ASchool of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Koson Tony","family":"Sriamporn","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ASchool of Population Health, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Susan M.","family":"McAllister","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHIV Epidemiology Group, Department of Public Health Dunedin, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Patricia","family":"Priest","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"CHIV Epidemiology Group, Department of Public Health Dunedin, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mark","family":"Fisher","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"DBody Positive Inc, Auckland, New Zealand."}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0001-8696-0755","authenticated-orcid":true,"given":"Peter J. 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