Introduction: Men are missing along the HIV care continuum. However, the estimated
proportions of men in sub-Saharan Africa meeting the UNAIDS 95-95-95 goals vary …

Introduction HIV self-testing (HIV-ST) is an effective means of improving HIV testing rates.
Low-and middle-income countries (LMIC) are taking steps to include HIV-ST into their …

Sex and gender matter to health outcomes, but despite repeated commitments to sex-
disaggregate data in health policies and programmes, a persistent and substantial absence …

Sexual dimorphism in infectious diseases refers to the different infection susceptibilities and
outcomes between males and females, and has been described for many pathogens …

Background Improved understanding of barriers to HIV testing is important for reaching the
first of the UNAIDS 90–90-90 targets, which states that 90% of HIV positive individuals ought …

Background Despite overall increase in HIV testing, more men than women remain
untested. In 2018, 92% of Ugandan women but only 67% of men had tested for HIV …

Introduction Men are less likely than women to test for HIV and promptly initiate antiretroviral
treatment, resulting in advanced HIV disease and increased mortality rates among them …

HIV testing continues to be a challenge among the young population in Tanzania. As of
2017, only 30% of 15–19-year-olds reported getting tested and receiving their results. This …

Background A variety of strategies have been used to reach men with HIV self-testing
services, including social network-based HIV self-test kits distribution. However, few studies …

Purpose Human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS)
remains a global public health challenge and epidemic disease in sub-Saharan African …