HIV testing approaches to reach the first UNAIDS 95% target in sub-Saharan Africa

G Chamie, S Napierala, K Agot, H Thirumurthy - The lancet HIV, 2021 - thelancet.com
HIV testing is a crucial first step to accessing HIV prevention and treatment services and to
achieving the UNAIDS target of 95% of people living with HIV being aware of their status by …

Examining the use of HIV self-testing to support PrEP delivery: a systematic literature review

C Kiptinness, AP Kuo, AM Reedy, CC Johnson… - Current HIV/AIDS …, 2022 - Springer
Purpose of Review HIV self-testing (HIVST) has the potential to expand access to and
uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) delivery. We conducted a systematic …

The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on HIV care continuum in Jiangsu, China

L Shi, W Tang, H Hu, T Qiu, G Marley, X Liu… - BMC Infectious …, 2021 - Springer
Background The COVID-19 pandemic seriously threatens general public health services
globally. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the HIV care …

Adolescent retention in HIV care within differentiated service-delivery models in sub-Saharan Africa

M Maskew, K Technau, MA Davies, R Vreeman… - The Lancet …, 2022 - thelancet.com
Adolescents and young people living with HIV are at risk of disengaging from HIV care at all
stages of the care cascade. Differentiated models of care offer simplified HIV-service …

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 …

Process evaluation of peer-to-peer delivery of HIV self-testing and sexual health information to support HIV prevention among youth in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South …

OA Adeagbo, J Seeley, D Gumede, S Xulu… - BMJ open, 2022 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Peer-to-peer (PTP) HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution models can increase
uptake of HIV testing and potentially create demand for HIV treatment and pre-exposure …

Effect of peer-distributed HIV self-test kits on demand for biomedical HIV prevention in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a three-armed cluster-randomised trial …

M Shahmanesh, TN Mthiyane, C Herbsst… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Study objective We investigated two peer distribution models of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in
HIV prevention demand creation compared with trained young community members (peer …

HIV epidemiology, prevention, treatment, and implementation strategies for public health

A Mody, AH Sohn, C Iwuji, RKJ Tan, F Venter, EH Geng - The Lancet, 2024 - thelancet.com
The global HIV response has made tremendous progress but is entering a new phase with
additional challenges. Scientific innovations have led to multiple safe, effective, and durable …

[HTML][HTML] Reaching adolescent girls and young women with HIV self-testing and contraception at girl-friendly drug shops: a randomized trial in Tanzania

LA Hunter, A Rao, S Napierala, A Kalinjila… - Journal of Adolescent …, 2023 - Elsevier
Purpose We hypothesized that an intervention designed to create girl-friendly drug shops
would increase access to sexual and reproductive health products and services among …

Social network strategies to distribute HIV self‐testing kits: a global systematic review and network meta‐analysis

S Hu, F Jing, C Fan, Y Dai, Y Xie, Y Zhou… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Social network strategies, in which social networks are utilized to influence
individuals or communities, are increasingly being used to deliver human immunodeficiency …