Objective In many high-income countries with low HIV prevalence, significant numbers of
persons living with HIV (PLHIV) remain undiagnosed. Identification of PLHIV via HIV testing …

Abstract Background The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) has
developed an ambitious strategy to end the AIDS epidemic. After eight years of antiretroviral …

Background: We characterize engagement with HIV care in South Africa in 2012 to identify
areas for improvement towards achieving global 90-90-90 targets. Methods: Over 3.9 million …

Background The BED IgG-Capture Enzyme Immunoassay (cBED assay), a test of recent HIV
infection, has been used to estimate HIV incidence in cross-sectional HIV surveys. However …

Abstract Background Despite Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being the epicenter of the HIV
epidemic, uptake of HIV testing is not optimal. While qualitative studies have been …

Abstract Background South Africa has over 6,000,000 HIV infected individuals and the
province of KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) is the most severely affected. As public health initiatives to …

HIV testing is an integral component of HIV prevention strategies and provides a gateway to
treatment and care. Knowledge of one's HIV status is a prerequisite for seeking and …

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 …

Introduction Despite extraordinary progress in HIV treatment coverage and expanding
access to HIV prevention services and that multiple African countries are on track in their …

Background Late diagnosis of HIV infection is a major challenge to the scale-up of HIV
prevention and treatment. In 2005 Uganda adopted provider-initiated HIV testing in the …