Abstract Background Elders (age 50+) HIV demographic (age and sex) data are essential to
better understand their HIV service utilization and develop appropriate evidence-based …

Introduction As the first step in the HIV care continuum, timely diagnosis is central to
reducing transmission of the virus and ending the HIV epidemic. Studies have shown that …

Men living with HIV (MLWH) in sub-Saharan Africa experience poor health outcomes and
increased AIDS-related deaths due to stigma influencing testing and treatment uptake and …

Introduction There is strong global commitment to eliminate HIV-related stigma. Wide
variation exists in frameworks and measures, and many strategies to prevent, reduce or …

Background Oral HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for HIV prevention is highly effective,
but uptake remains low in Africa, especially among young women who are a priority …

Objectives HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been proposed as an innovative strategy to
diagnose human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). While HIVST offers the potential to broaden …

Men in Eswatini test for HIV at lower rates compared to women despite the widespread
availability of HIV testing services in the country. HIV self-test kits have been proposed as an …

Introduction Clinical trials in sub-Saharan Africa support that HIV self-testing (HIVST) can
increase testing rates in difficult-to-reach populations. However, trials mostly evaluate oral …

Background HIV testing among the sexual partners of HIV–positive clients is critical for case
identification and reduced transmission in southern and eastern Africa. HIV self-testing …

Introduction: HIV-testing services (HTS) are an important point of entry to prevention and
treatment of HIV in South Africa. Despite the availability of HTS across the region and in SA …