Uptake of community-based HIV testing during a multi-disease health campaign in rural Uganda

G Chamie, D Kwarisiima, TD Clark, J Kabami, V Jain… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background The high burden of undiagnosed HIV in sub-Saharan Africa is a major obstacle
for HIV prevention and treatment. Multi-disease, community health campaigns (CHCs) …

Practicing provider-initiated HIV testing in high prevalence settings: consent concerns and missed preventive opportunities

MK Njeru, A Blystad, EH Shayo, IK Nyamongo… - BMC health services …, 2011 - Springer
Background Counselling is considered a prerequisite for the proper handling of testing and
for ensuring effective HIV preventive efforts. HIV testing services have recently been scaled …

Factors impacting HIV testing: a review–perspectives from Australia, Canada, and the UK

K Bolsewicz, A Vallely, J Debattista, A Whittaker… - AIDS care, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
With the current global focus on strengthening HIV prevention through greater testing and
treatment uptake, it is increasingly salient to identify and address barriers to testing. A review …

Acceptability of HIV self-testing among men and women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

C Harichund, M Moshabela, P Kunene… - AIDS care, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Successful implementation of Universal Test and Treat as a strategy to achieve
the 90-90-90 target requires higher HIV testing rates. Currently, uptake of HIV testing is not …

The burden of knowing: balancing benefits and barriers in HIV testing decisions. a qualitative study from Zambia

M Jürgensen, M Tuba, K Fylkesnes… - BMC health services …, 2012 - Springer
Background Client-initiated HIV counselling and testing has been scaled up in many African
countries, in the form of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT). Test rates have remained …

Feasibility, acceptability and cost of home‐based HIV testing in rural Kenya

J Negin, J Wariero, P Mutuo, S Jan… - Tropical medicine & …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To demonstrate the feasibility, acceptability and cost of home‐based HIV testing
and to examine the applicability of the model to high HIV prevalence settings. Methods …

Masculinity, social context and HIV testing: an ethnographic study of men in Busia district, rural eastern Uganda

GE Siu, D Wight, JA Seeley - BMC Public Health, 2014 - Springer
Background Uptake of HIV testing by men remains low in high prevalence settings in many
parts of Africa. By focusing on masculinity, this study explores the social context and …

Zwakala Ndoda: a cluster and individually randomized trial aimed at improving testing, linkage, and adherence to treatment for hard-to reach men in KwaZulu-Natal …

H van Rooyen, T Makusha, P Joseph, T Ngubane… - Trials, 2019 - Springer
Abstract Background Men in sub-Saharan Africa are less likely than women to get tested for
HIV, less likely to present for treatment, less likely to be maintained in treatment, more likely …

'When I get better I will do the test': Facilitators and barriers to HIV testing in Northwest Region of Cameroon with implications for TB and HIV/AIDS control programmes

NB Njozing, KE Edin, AK Hurtig - … : Journal of Social Aspects of HIV …, 2010 - journals.co.za
Abstract The World Health Organization has recommended collaborative activities between
TB and HIV programmes with routine counselling and testing for HIV among TB patients in …

A multilevel analysis of the determinants of HIV testing in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the demographic and health surveys

MA Magadi, MM Gazimbi - HIV/AIDS research …, 2017 - hull-repository.worktribe.com
Introduction Zimbabwe is still burdened with HIV epidemic and the government has an
ambitious aim in the post-2015 era to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030. To achieve this, the …