“It is always better for a man to know his HIV status”–A qualitative study exploring the context, barriers and facilitators of HIV testing among men in Nairobi, Kenya

J Okal, D Lango, J Matheka, F Obare… - PLoS …, 2020 - journals.plos.org
HIV testing services are an important component of HIV program and provide an entry point
for clinical care for persons newly diagnosed with HIV. Although uptake of HIV testing has …

Lack of knowledge of HIV status a major barrier to HIV prevention, care and treatment efforts in Kenya: results from a nationally representative study

P Cherutich, R Kaiser, J Galbraith, J Williamson… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background We analyzed HIV testing rates, prevalence of undiagnosed HIV, and predictors
of testing in the Kenya AIDS Indicator Survey (KAIS) 2007. Methods KAIS was a nationally …

Factors associated with HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Western Kenya: a cross-sectional study

S Shangani, V Naanyu, A Mwangi… - … journal of STD & …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
HIV diagnosis is an important step in the HIV cascade of prevention and treatment. However,
men who have sex with men in low-and middle-income countries have limited access to HIV …

Men “missing” from population-based HIV testing: insights from qualitative research

CS Camlin, E Ssemmondo, G Chamie, AM El Ayadi… - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Men's uptake of HIV testing is critical to the success of “test and treat” strategies in
generalized epidemics. This study sought to identify cultural factors and community …

The status of HIV testing and counseling in Kenya: results from a nationally representative population-based survey

W Waruiru, C Ngare, V Ssempijja… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2014 - journals.lww.com
Background: HIV testing and counseling (HTC) is essential for successful HIV prevention
and treatment programs. The national target for HTC is 80% of the adult population in …

Developing national strategies for reaching men with HIV testing services in Tanzania: results from the male catch-up plan

DF Conserve, J Issango, AM Kilale, B Njau… - BMC health services …, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background According to the 2016–2017 Tanzania HIV Impact Survey, 55% of men
diagnosed with HIV during the survey self-reported that they were unaware of their HIV …

Shedding light on a HIV blind spot: Factors associated with men's HIV testing in five African countries

PJ Fleming, JG Rosen, VJ Wong… - Global public health, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Men's relatively low rates of HIV testing has been termed the 'HIV blind spot'and recently
declared by UNAIDS as a top priority. This study uses data from five nationally …

“I did not see a need to get tested before, everything was going well with my health”: a qualitative study of HIV-testing decision-making in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

S Tariq, S Hoffman, G Ramjee, JE Mantell, JL Phillip… - AIDS care, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Few studies have examined HIV-testing decision-making since the South African national
HIV counseling and testing campaign in 2010–2011 and subsequent expansion in …

Perceptions about the acceptability and prevalence of HIV testing and factors influencing them in different communities in South Africa

Y Ntsepe, LC Simbayi, O Shisana, T Rehle… - SAHARA-J: Journal of …, 2014 - ajol.info
HIV counselling and testing (HCT) is considered important because it is an entry point to a
comprehensive continuum of care for HIV/AIDS. The South African Department of Health …

“Men don't want things to be seen or known about them”: A mixed-methods study to locate men in a home based counselling and testing programme in KwaZulu …

A Van Heerden, S Msweli… - African Journal of AIDS …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
While evidence for home based counselling and testing (HBCT) as an effective HIV testing
strategy is growing, men are often under-represented in this approach. Following up on a …