Is knowledge of HIV status associated with sexual behaviours? A fixed effects analysis of a female sex worker cohort in urban Uganda

KF Ortblad, DK Musoke, T Ngabirano… - African Journal of …, 2019 - journals.lww.com
Abstract Introduction: Female sex workers (FSWs) have strong economic incentives for
sexual risk-taking behaviour. We test whether knowledge of HIV status affects such …

Perspectives of policymakers on the introduction and scale-up of HIV self-testing and implication for national HIV programming in Ghana

H Nagai, H Tagoe, W Tun, E Adiibokah… - Frontiers in Public …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: HIV self-testing (HIVST) has the potential to greatly increase HIV testing
uptake, particularly among key populations (KPs) at higher risk for HIV. Studies have shown …

Does community-based distribution of HIV self-tests increase uptake of HIV testing? Results of pair-matched cluster randomised trial in Zambia

M Neuman, B Hensen, A Mwinga, N Chintu… - BMJ global …, 2021 - gh.bmj.com
Objectives Ending HIV by 2030 is a global priority. Achieving this requires alternative HIV
testing strategies, such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) to reach all individuals with HIV testing …

Effect of HIV self-testing on the number of sexual partners among female sex workers in Zambia

CE Oldenburg, MM Chanda, KF Ortblad, M Mwale… - Aids, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Objectives: To assess the effect of two health system approaches to distribute HIV self-tests
on the number of female sex workers' client and nonclient sexual partners. Design: Cluster …

Young women who sell sex in Bangui, Central African Republic: a neglected group highly vulnerable to HIV

JD Longo, SH Woromogo, HSC Diemer… - Journal of Public …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Background The objectives of this study were to determine the association between the
vulnerability factors linked to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and other sexually …

Self-Testing as a Hope to Reduce HIV in Transgender Women—Literature Review

J Budzyńska, R Patryn, I Kozioł, M Leśniewska… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
So far, the rate of HIV-positive people who do not know their sero-status is about 14% and
the percentage is higher among transgender women (TGW). They represent one of the most …

Brief report: intimate partner violence and antiretroviral therapy initiation among female sex workers newly diagnosed with HIV in Zambia: a prospective study

CE Oldenburg, KF Ortblad, MM Chanda… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is common among female sex workers (FSW)
globally. Here, we prospectively assessed the relationship between IPV and engagement in …

Understanding effective post‐test linkage strategies for HIV prevention and care: a scoping review

B Wamuti, MS Jamil, N Siegfried, N Ford… - Journal of the …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Following HIV testing services (HTS), the World Health Organization
recommends prompt linkage to prevention and treatment. Scale‐up of effective linkage …

Secondary distribution of HIV self-testing kits to social and sexual networks of PLWH in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. A brief report

N Sithole, O Koole, K Sausi, M Krows… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background To reach 95% of persons living with HIV (PLWH) knowing their HIV status,
alternative testing approaches such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) and secondary HIVST kit …

Implementation of unassisted and community-based HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) during the COVID-19 pandemic among Men-who-have-sex-with-Men (MSM) and …

JDT Rosadiño, RG Pagtakhan, MT Briñes… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Objective The study aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of an unassisted and community-
based HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution model and to evaluate its acceptability among …