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Lessons learned from implementation of four HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution models in Zambia: applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to understand impact of contextual factors on implementation
BackgroundAlthough Zambia has integrated HIV-self-testing (HIVST) into its Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) regulatory frameworks, few best...
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Stakeholders’ perception of a total market approach to HIV self-testing (HIVST) for the private sector in Nigeria
BackgroundThe continuous supply of affordable and quality HIV self-test (HIVST) is a key pillar toward achieving the global HIV 95–95-95 target in...
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Did you hear about HIV self-testing? HIV self-testing awareness after community-based HIVST distribution in rural Zimbabwe
BackgroundSeveral trials of community-based HIV self-testing (HIVST) provide evidence on the acceptability and feasibility of campaign-style...
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Decentralized HIV testing: comparing peer and mail-based distribution strategies to improve the reach of HIV self-testing among people who use drugs in Florida
IntroductionPeople who use drugs (PWUD) are at increased risk for HIV infection. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a promising method for identifying new...
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Implementation determinants of HIV Self-Testing among young sexual minority men
BackgroundHIV self-testing (HIVST) has shown the potential for reaching people with heightened vulnerability to HIV, including young sexual minority...
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Improving linkage to HIV care following a reactive HIV self-testing result among men in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
BackgroundDespite the many interventions that have been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa to improve the uptake of HIV testing and antiretroviral...
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Awareness and willingness to use HIV self-testing among people who inject drugs in Iran
BackgroundMost people who inject drugs (PWID) in Iran have not undergone recent HIV testing. While PWID face barriers when seeking HIV testing at...
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Factors Associated with the First-time HIV Testing Among Chinese men who have sex with men Who Received HIV Self-tests from Partners or Friends
Secondary distribution of HIV self-testing (HIVST) among individual social networks was an effective approach to expanding HIV testing among men who...
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Costs of distributing HIV self-testing kits in Eswatini through community and workplace models
BackgroundThis study evaluates the implementation and running costs of an HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution program in Eswatini. HIVST kits were...
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Do community measures impact the effectiveness of a community led HIV testing intervention. Secondary analysis of an HIV self-testing intervention in rural communities in Zimbabwe
BackgroundThere is a growing body of evidence for the role that communities can have in producing beneficial health outcomes. There is also an...
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Accuracy of and preferences for blood-based versus oral-fluid-based HIV self-testing in Malawi: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundHIV self-testing (HIVST) can use either oral-fluid or blood-based tests. Studies have shown strong preferences for self-testing compared to...
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Organisation of testing services, structural barriers and facilitators of routine HIV self-testing during sexually transmitted infection consultations: a qualitative study of patients and providers in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire
BackgroundConsultations for sexually transmitted infection (STI) provide an opportunity to offer HIV testing to both patients and their...
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Preferences for oral-fluid-based or blood-based HIV self-testing and provider-delivered testing: an observational study among different populations in Zimbabwe
BackgroundThere is limited data on client preferences for different HIV self-testing (HIVST) and provider-delivered testing options and associated...
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Willingness to use and distribute HIV self-testing kits among people who inject drugs in the San Diego–Tijuana border region
BackgroundHIV self-testing (HIVST) could increase HIV testing access among people who inject drugs (PWID), and secondary distribution (i.e.,...
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Willingness to Receive HIV Self-Testing Kits from Recent Sexual Partners Among Men in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania: Findings from the STEP Project Baseline Survey
Globally, men are less likely to access HIV services, and addressing HIV service challenges among men is crucial to the global HIV/AIDS response. HIV...
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Association of anticipated HIV testing stigma and provider mistrust on preference for HIV self-testing among cisgender men who have sex with men in the Philippines
BackgroundNew HIV infections in the Philippines are increasing at an alarming rate. However, over three quarters of men who have sex with men (MSM)...
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The association between HIV self-test awareness and recent HIV testing uptake in the male population in Gambia: data analysis from 2019–2020 demographic and health survey
BackgroundThe Gambian Ministry of Health is supportive of HIV self-testing (HIVST) and HIVST initiatives are being piloted as an additional strategy...
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Can HIV self-testing reach first-time testers? A telephone survey among self-test end users in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal
BackgroundCoverage of HIV testing remains sub-optimal in West Africa. Between 2019 and 2022, the ATLAS program distributed ~400 000 oral HIV...
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Community-Identified Implementation Strategies for Promoting the Adoption of HIV Self-Testing in a Southern California American Indian community: A Rapid Qualitative Analysis
HIV incidence increased by 18% between 2015 and 2019 among American Indians (AIs) despite declining rates in other racial/ethnic groups....
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HIV self-testing adoption and post-test linkage to care among men who have sex with men in China: a nationwide cross-sectional survey
BackgroundHIV self-testing (HIVST) was recommended to improve HIV testing services. China initiated some of the first HIVST pilots in the world,...
