Client-initiated, provider-initiated, or self-testing for HIV: what do South Africans prefer?

AC Van Dyk - Journal of the Association of Nurses in AIDS Care, 2013 - Elsevier
HIV testing is a critical gateway to HIV prevention, treatment, and care, but uptake of HIV
testing remains disappointingly low in many sub-Saharan African countries. The purpose of …

[HTML][HTML] “Self-testing sounds more private, rather than going to the clinic and everybody will find out”: Facilitators and barriers regarding HIV testing among men who …

LPL Wulandari, A Ruddick, R Guy, J Kaldor - PLoS One, 2019 - journals.plos.org
In many Asian countries, men who purchase sex account for the largest single network of
people which often face elevated HIV risk in relation to the general population. However …

Gendered health institutions: examining the organization of health services and men's use of HIV testing in Malawi

K Dovel, SL Dworkin, M Cornell… - Journal of the …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Introduction Men in sub‐Saharan Africa are less likely to use HIV testing services
than their female counterparts. Norms of masculinity are frequently cited as the main barrier …

[HTML][HTML] HIV self-testing could “revolutionize testing in South Africa, but it has got to be done properly”: perceptions of key stakeholders

T Makusha, L Knight, M Taegtmeyer, O Tulloch… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
South Africa bears the world's largest burden of HIV with over 6.4 million people living with
the virus. The South African government's response to HIV has yielded remarkable results in …

Factors associated with self-reported HIV testing among men in Uganda

AJ Gage, D Ali - AIDS care, 2005 - Taylor & Francis
This study examined rates and predictors of self-reported HIV testing and willingness to test
among married men aged 15–59 in Uganda. The data are nationally representative and …

HIV voluntary counselling and testing for African communities in London: learning from experiences in Kenya

A Prost, WS Sseruma, I Fakoya, G Arthur… - Sexually transmitted …, 2007 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives: To explore the feasibility and acceptability of translating a successful voluntary
counselling and testing (VCT) service model from Kenya to African communities in London …

[HTML][HTML] Targeting interventions for HIV testing and treatment uptake: an attitudinal and behavioural segmentation of men aged 20–34 in KwaZulu-Natal and …

J Bell, S Sharma, S Malone, M Levy, J Reast… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Despite recent improvements, men still have worse HIV outcomes than women in South
Africa. This study describes how young men form distinct behavioural and attitudinal …

[HTML][HTML] HIV testing and care in Burkina Faso, Kenya, Malawi and Uganda: ethics on the ground

CM Obermeyer, S Bott, R Bayer, A Desclaux… - … International Health and …, 2013 - Springer
Background The ethical discourse about HIV testing has undergone a profound
transformation in recent years. The greater availability of antiretroviral therapy (ART) has led …

HIV knowledge and use of health services among people from South‐East Asia and sub‐Saharan Africa living in Western Australia

C Gray, G Crawford, A Reid… - Health Promotion Journal …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Background HIV notifications among people born in sub‐Saharan Africa and South‐East
Asia have increased in Australia in the last decade. People born in these regions have the …

[HTML][HTML] Drivers and barriers to workplace-based HIV self-testing among high-risk men in Uganda: a qualitative study

PA Muwanguzi, RC Bollinger, SC Ray, LRE Nelson… - BMC public health, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Men in Sub-Saharan Africa are less engaged than women in
accessing HIV testing and treatment and, consequently, experience higher HIV-related …