Social cohesion, social participation and HIV testing among men who have sex with men in Swaziland

E Grover, A Grosso, S Ketende, C Kennedy, V Fonner… - AIDS care, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
Social cohesion and social participation are social factors that may help reduce HIV risks
and optimize health-seeking behaviors. We examined the association between these factors …

Actual versus perceived HIV testing norms, and personal HIV testing uptake: a cross-sectional, population-based study in rural Uganda

JM Perkins, VN Nyakato, B Kakuhikire, PK Mbabazi… - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
HIV testing is an essential part of treatment and prevention. Using population-based data
from 1664 adults across eight villages in rural Uganda, we assessed individuals' perception …

Home-based oral self-testing for absent and declining individuals during a door-to-door HIV testing campaign in rural Lesotho (HOSENG): a cluster-randomised trial

A Amstutz, TI Lejone, L Khesa, J Muhairwe… - The lancet HIV, 2020 - thelancet.com
Summary Background In sub-Saharan Africa, home-based HIV testing is validated and
accepted, but coverage is low because household members are often absent during home …

Achieving the first 90 for key populations in sub‐Saharan Africa through venue‐based outreach: challenges and opportunities for HIV prevention based on PLACE …

ME Herce, WM Miller, A Bula… - Journal of the …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction Providing outreach HIV prevention services at venues (ie “hotspots”) where
people meet new sex partners can decrease barriers to HIV testing services (HTS) for key …

[PDF][PDF] HIV and hepatitis testing: global progress, challenges, and future directions

P Easterbrook, C Johnson, C Figueroa, R Baggaley - AIDS Rev, 2016 - researchgate.net
HIV infection and viral hepatitis due to HBV and HCV infection are major causes of chronic
disease worldwide, and share some common routes of transmission, epidemiology, initial …

Systematic review of mobile health behavioural interventions to improve uptake of HIV testing for vulnerable and key populations

DF Conserve, L Jennings, C Aguiar… - … of telemedicine and …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
Introduction This systematic narrative review examined the empirical evidence on the
effectiveness of mobile health (mHealth) behavioural interventions designed to increase the …

Linkage into care among newly diagnosed HIV-positive individuals tested through outreach and facility-based HIV testing models in Mbeya, Tanzania: a prospective …

ES Sanga, W Lerebo, AK Mushi, P Clowes, W Olomi… - BMJ open, 2017 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective Linkage to care is the bridge between HIV testing and HIV treatment, care and
support. In Tanzania, mobile testing aims to address historically low testing rates. Linkage to …

The population impact of late presentation with advanced HIV disease and delayed antiretroviral therapy in adults receiving HIV care in Latin America

PF Belaunzarán-Zamudio… - American Journal of …, 2020 - academic.oup.com
Late presentation to care and antiretroviral therapy (ART) initiation with advanced human
immunodeficiency virus (HIV) disease are common in Latin America. We estimated the …

[HTML][HTML] Community-and facility-based HIV testing interventions in northern Tanzania: Midterm results of Test & Treat Project

G Martelli, L Van Duffel, EC Kwezi, F Cavallin… - PloS one, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Test & Treat Project offers universal HIV testing and access to antiretroviral treatment in
Northern Tanzania. The current cross-sectional study provides midterm results on HIV …

Implementation and operational research: cost and efficiency of a hybrid mobile multidisease testing approach with high HIV testing coverage in East Africa

W Chang, G Chamie, D Mwai, TD Clark… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Background: In 2013–2014, we achieved 89% adult HIV testing coverage using a hybrid
testing approach in 32 communities in Uganda and Kenya (SEARCH: NCT01864603). To …