Kulrawee WiwattanacheewinSiriorn SindhuAnne TeitelmanWantana ManeesriwongulChukiat ViwatwongkasemMahidol UniversityUniversity of Pennsylvania2018-11-232018-11-232015-04-01AIDS Education and Prevention. Vol.27, No.2 (2015), 139-152089995462-s2.0-84937512308https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/36477© 2015 The Guilford Press. This study examined the predictors of intention to use HIV counseling and testing (HCT) services among those who had never used HCT services in a sample of 2,536 Thai youth in Bangkok (ages 15-24). Web-based questionnaires included assessments of HIV knowledge, HIV testing attitude, AIDS stigma, and youth-friendly HCT (YFHCT) service expectation. More than 80% of the sexually experienced youth had never used HCT services but among this group 74.06% reported having intentions to do so. The significant predictors consisted of favorable expectations of YFHCT services (p < .001), positive attitude toward HIV testing (p <.005), perceived high risk for HIV infection (p <.01), having multiple sex partners while also using condoms consistently (p <.01), willingness to pay (p <.001), and being informed about HCT and knowing service locations (p <.001). Policy makers, as well as health promotion program developers and researchers can use these findings to increase intention and use of HCT services among at-risk youth.Mahidol UniversityMedicineArticleSCOPUS10.1521/aeap.2015.27.2.139