Implementation outcomes of HIV self-testing in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

AS Rivera, R Hernandez, R Mag-Usara, KN Sy… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Introduction HIV self-testing (HIV-ST) is an effective means of improving HIV testing rates.
Low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) are taking steps to include HIV-ST into their …

Defining principles for a choice-based approach to HIV prevention

KM Williams, N Miller, L Tutegyereize, AL Olisa… - The Lancet …, 2023 - thelancet.com
The HIV prevention landscape is on the cusp of an unprecedented era of multiple
biomedical prevention products available for distribution. Several HIV prevention options …

Acceptability, usability, and willingness to pay for HIV self‐test kits distributed through community‐based, PLHIV network‐led and private practitioners models in India …

C Laxmeshwar, A Hegde, A Dange… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV self‐testing (HIVST) has been shown to increase the uptake of HIV testing
and help achieve the UNAIDS 95‐95‐95 targets. This study assessed the acceptability …

Effect of prices, distribution strategies, and marketing on demand for HIV self-testing in Zimbabwe: a randomized clinical trial

W Chang, P Matambanadzo, A Takaruza… - JAMA network …, 2019 - jamanetwork.com
Importance HIV self-testing is a promising approach for increasing awareness of HIV status
in sub-Saharan Africa, particularly in Zimbabwe, where HIV prevalence is 13%. Evidence is …

Willingness to use HIV self‐test kits and willingness to pay among urban antenatal clients in Cote d'Ivoire and Tanzania: a cross‐sectional study

K Ashburn, G Antelman, MK N'Goran… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To generate evidence on willingness to use HIV self‐test kits and willingness to
pay among antenatal care clients in public and private facilities in Cote d'Ivoire and …

Perspectives of policymakers on the introduction and scale-up of HIV self-testing and implication for national HIV programming in Ghana

H Nagai, H Tagoe, W Tun, E Adiibokah… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: HIV self-testing (HIVST) has the potential to greatly increase HIV testing
uptake, particularly among key populations (KPs) at higher risk for HIV. Studies have shown …

Sales and pricing decisions for HIV self-test kits among local drug shops in Tanzania: a prospective cohort study

C Chiu, LA Hunter, SI McCoy, R Mfaume… - BMC health services …, 2021 - Springer
Background Public health initiatives must look for ways to cost-effectively scale critical
interventions to achieve high coverage. Private sector distribution channels, can potentially …

HIV self-testing and risk behaviors among men who have sex with men in 23 US cities, 2017

CH Bien-Gund, PA Shaw, C Agnew-Brune… - JAMA Network …, 2022 - jamanetwork.com
Importance HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a promising strategy to expand the HIV care
continuum, particularly among priority populations at high risk of HIV infection. However …

Access to oral fluid-based human immunodeficiency virus self-tests increases testing among male partners of adolescent girls in Kenya: A randomized controlled trial

GN Wango, A Chakrabarti, EF Bair… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose The risk of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) among adolescent girls (AGs) may
be reduced if they know the HIV status of their male partners. We assessed the ability of AGs …

Acceptability, feasibility, and accuracy of blood-based HIV self-testing: A cross-sectional study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

BV Ngoc, M Majam, K Green, T Tran… - PLOS Global Public …, 2023 - journals.plos.org
HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an effective approach to increase testing uptake. While oral fluid-
based HIVST has been rapidly scaled, use of blood-based HIVST remains limited. We …