Background Effective national and global HIV responses require a significant expansion of
HIV testing and counselling (HTC) to expand access to prevention and care. Facility-based …

HIV testing and counselling is the first crucial step for linkage to HIV treatment and
prevention. However, despite high HIV burden in sub-Saharan Africa, testing coverage is …

Introduction Improving access to HIV testing is a key priority in scaling up HIV treatment and
prevention services. Home-based voluntary counselling and testing (HBT) as an approach …

Background The low uptake of HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) has hindered
global attempts to prevent new HIV infections and has limited scale‐up of HIV care and …

Objectives To evaluate the feasibility (population reached, costs) and effectiveness
(positivity rates, linkage to care) of two strategies of community‐based HIV testing and …

Objective To assess the effects of rapid voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV on
HIV incidence and uptake of HIV/AIDS services in people at high risk for HIV exposure …

Objectives Community HIV testing represents an opportunity for diagnosing HIV infection
among individuals who may not have contact with health services, especially in hard‐to …

Background In developing countries, most people infected with HIV do not know their
infection status. We aimed to assess whether HIV testing could be increased by combination …

Background HIV testing is a key component of prevention and an entry point into HIV/AIDS
treatment and care however, coverage and access to testing remains low in Uganda. Home …

Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) has expanded since 2007 WHO
guidelines were established. We conducted a systematic review of PITC in low-and middle …