Uptake of antiretroviral therapy and male circumcision after community-based HIV testing and strategies for linkage to care versus standard clinic referral: a multisite …

RV Barnabas, H van Rooyen, E Tumwesigye… - The lancet HIV, 2016 - thelancet.com
Background Male circumcision decreases HIV acquisition by 60%, and antiretroviral therapy
(ART) almost eliminates HIV transmission from HIV-positive people who are virally …

HIV self-testing in Lusaka Province, Zambia: acceptability, comprehension of testing instructions, and individual preferences for self-test kit distribution in a population …

A Zanolini, J Chipungu, MJ Vinikoor… - AIDS research and …, 2018 - liebertpub.com
We assessed attitudes and preferences toward HIV self-testing (HIVST) among Zambian
adolescents and adults. We conducted a population-based survey of individuals aged 16 …

Effect of rapid HIV testing on HIV incidence and services in populations at high risk for HIV exposure: an equity-focused systematic review

K Pottie, O Medu, V Welch, GP Dahal, M Tyndall… - BMJ open, 2014 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To assess the effects of rapid voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV on
HIV incidence and uptake of HIV/AIDS services in people at high risk for HIV exposure …

Linkage to HIV care after home‐based HIV counselling and testing in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review

E Ruzagira, K Baisley, A Kamali… - Tropical medicine & …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Background Home‐based HIV counselling and testing (HBHCT) has the potential to
increase HIV testing uptake in sub‐Saharan Africa (SSA), but data on linkage to HIV care …

IAPAC guidelines for optimizing the HIV care continuum for adults and adolescents

… Advisory Panel on HIV Care Continuum … - Journal of the …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: An estimated 50% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) globally are unaware of
their status. Among those who know their HIV status, many do not receive antiretroviral …

HIV prevention among transgender women in Latin America: implementation, gaps and challenges

A Silva‐Santisteban, S Eng… - Journal of the …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Transgender women are the population most vulnerable to HIV in Latin
America, with prevalence between 18 and 38%. Although the region has improved …

Community-based antiretroviral therapy (ART) delivery for female sex workers in Tanzania: 6-month ART initiation and adherence

W Tun, L Apicella, C Casalini, D Bikaru, G Mbita… - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
We conducted an implementation science study of a community-based ART distribution
program for HIV-positive female sex workers (FSW) whereby clients received ART services …

A qualitative study of secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits by female sex workers in Kenya

S Maman, KR Murray, S Napierala Mavedzenge… - PloS one, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Promoting awareness of serostatus and frequent HIV testing is especially important among
high risk populations such as female sex workers (FSW) and their sexual partners. HIV self …

Feasibility and effectiveness of two community‐based HIV testing models in rural Swaziland

LA Parker, K Jobanputra, L Rusike… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives To evaluate the feasibility (population reached, costs) and effectiveness
(positivity rates, linkage to care) of two strategies of community‐based HIV testing and …

What are the constraints and opportunities for HIVST scale‐up in Africa? Evidence from Kenya, Malawi and South Africa

H van Rooyen, O Tulloch, W Mukoma… - Journal of the …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV self‐testing (HIVST) has the potential to increase uptake of HIV testing
among untested populations in sub‐Saharan Africa and is on the brink of scale‐up …