“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 …

“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 …

Implementation of the 'Test and Treat'policy for newly diagnosed people living with HIV in Zimbabwe in 2017

A Rufu, VTS Chitimbire, C Nzou, C Timire… - Public health …, 2018 - ingentaconnect.com
Setting: Sixteen mission hospitals in Zimbabwe that are implementing the 'Test and
Treat'programme for people living with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Objectives …

“There is no fear in me… well, that little fear is there”: dualistic views towards HIV testing among South African adolescent girls and young women

Z Duby, K Jonas, TMC Appollis… - African Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
In spite of the high HIV burden and high prevalence and incidence of HIV infection among
adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in South Africa, uptake of HIV testing in this …

Provider-initiated testing and counselling for HIV: from debate to implementation

N Leon, CJ Colvin, S Lewin, C Mathews… - SAMJ: South African …, 2010 - scielo.org.za
PITC is up-scaled rapidly. 4, 5, 8, 10, 12 Patients' rights are often not well protected in the
South African public health service and patients are frequently not empowered to exercise …

'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 …

HIV testing experiences and their implications for patient engagement with HIV care and treatment on the eve of 'test and treat': findings from a multicountry qualitative …

A Wringe, M Moshabela, C Nyamukapa… - Sexually Transmitted …, 2017 - sti.bmj.com
Objective In view of expanding 'test and treat'initiatives, we sought to elicit how the
experience of HIV testing influenced subsequent engagement in HIV care among people …

Routine HIV testing: the right not to know versus the rights to care, treatment and prevention

MR Kamya, R Wanyenze… - Bulletin of the World …, 2007 - SciELO Public Health
In their article" Desperately seeking targets: the ethics of routine HIV testing in low-income
countries" published in the Bulletin in January 2006, Stuart Rennie & Frieda Behets explore …

Stage of HIV presentation at initial clinic visit following a community-based HIV testing campaign in rural Kenya

J Haskew, K Turner, G Rø, A Ho, D Kimanga, S Sharif - BMC public health, 2015 - Springer
Abstract Background The Kenyan Ministry of Health and partners implemented a community-
based integrated prevention campaign (IPC) in Western Kenya in 2008. The aim of this …

Barriers to HIV care in Uganda and implications for universal test-and-treat: a qualitative study

SM Lofgren, S Tsui, L Atuyambe, L Ankunda… - AIDS care, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Achieving universal HIV test-and-treat will require targeted interventions for those with worse
outcomes, including advanced HIV. We conducted qualitative, semi-structured interviews …