HIV testing strategies outside of health care settings in the European Union (EU)/European Economic Area (EEA): a systematic review to inform European Centre for …

S Croxford, L Tavoschi, AK Sullivan, L Combs… - HIV …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives In recent years, new technologies and new approaches to scale up HIV testing
have emerged. The objective of this paper was to synthesize the body of recent evidence on …

Linkage to HIV care following diagnosis in the WHO European Region: A systematic review and meta-analysis, 2006-2017

S Croxford, Z Yin, F Burns, A Copas, K Town, S Desai… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Timely linkage to care after HIV diagnosis is crucial as delayed access can
result in poor patient outcomes. The aim of this systematic review was to synthesise the …

2016 United Kingdom national guideline on the sexual health care of men who have sex with men

D Clutterbuck, D Asboe, T Barber… - … journal of STD & …, 2018 - journals.sagepub.com
This guideline is intended for use in UK Genitourinary medicine clinics and sexual health
services but is likely to be of relevance in all sexual health settings, including general …

HIV testing strategies employed in health care settings in the European Union/European Economic Area (EU/EEA): evidence from a systematic review

S Desai, L Tavoschi, AK Sullivan, L Combs… - HIV …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Despite the availability of HIV testing guidelines to facilitate prompt diagnosis,
late HIV diagnosis remains high across Europe. The study synthesizes recent evidence on …

Clinical performance of Determine HBsAg 2 rapid test for Hepatitis B detection

A Avellon, A Ala, A Diaz, D Domingo… - Journal of Medical …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection is estimated to affect 292 million people worldwide, 90% of
them are unaware of their HBV status. The Determine HBsAg 2 (Alere Medical Co, Ltd Chiba …

HIV care and support services offered in mobile health clinics: a systematic review

S Ngcobo, L Makhado, L Sehularo - HIV & AIDS Review. International …, 2022 - termedia.pl
Results: Seven themes were identified relating to HIV care and support services offered by
MHCs. Theme 1: Fragmented or selected universal HIV care and support services available …

User preference for HIV self-testing or self-sampling within a free online sexual health service: a service evaluation

P Baraitser, A Black, S Amos-Gibbs… - … journal of STD & …, 2019 - journals.sagepub.com
The objective of this study was to evaluate a service improvement project offering HIV testing
through either self-testing or self-sampling in an online sexual health service by measuring …

Where do we diagnose HIV infection? Monitoring new diagnoses made in nontraditional settings in England, Wales and Northern Ireland

S Croxford, Z Yin, M Kall, F Burns, R Simmons… - HIV …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives The objectives of the study were to describe 10‐year trends in HIV diagnosis
setting and to explore predictors of being diagnosed outside a sexual health clinic (SHC) …

Rapid testing and counseling for HIV/STIs in Mexican community-based residential care facilities for substance use disorders: A prospective study protocol

R Marín-Navarrete, L Villalobos-Gallegos… - Journal of Substance …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Background: Rapid testing and counseling (RTC) procedures have become a relevant
strategy to decrease the health impact of HIV/STIs. It's known that individuals who use …

“Testing Can Be Done Anywhere”: A Qualitative Assessment of Targeted Community-Based Point-of-Care Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV in Lusaka, Zambia

T Tembo, H Dale, N Muttau, M Itoh… - … Health: Science and …, 2022 - ghspjournal.org
Introduction: Delayed HIV diagnosis in HIV-exposed infants (HEIs) results in missed
opportunities for early antiretroviral therapy (ART), causing significant morbidity and …