Systematic review and meta-analysis of community and facility-based HIV testing to address linkage to care gaps in sub-Saharan Africa

M Sharma, R Ying, G Tarr, R Barnabas - Nature, 2015 - nature.com
HIV testing and counselling is the first crucial step for linkage to HIV treatment and
prevention. However, despite high HIV burden in sub-Saharan Africa, testing coverage is …

Integrating HIV treatment with primary care outpatient services: opportunities and challenges from a scaled-up model in Zambia

SM Topp, JM Chipukuma, MM Chiko… - Health policy and …, 2013 - academic.oup.com
Background Integration of HIV treatment with other primary care services has been argued
to potentially improve effectiveness, efficiency and equity. However, outside the field of …

Male partner antenatal attendance and HIV testing in eastern Uganda: a randomized facility‐based intervention trial

R Byamugisha, AN Åstrøm, G Ndeezi… - Journal of the …, 2011 - Wiley Online Library
Background The objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of a written invitation letter
to the spouses of new antenatal clinic attendees on attendance by couples and on male …

Heterogeneous HIV testing preferences in an urban setting in Tanzania: results from a discrete choice experiment

J Ostermann, B Njau, DS Brown, A Mühlbacher… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Background Efforts to reduce Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) transmission through
treatment rely on HIV testing programs that are acceptable to broad populations. Yet, testing …

Structural interventions in HIV prevention: a taxonomy and descriptive systematic review

TA Sipe, TL Barham, WD Johnson, HA Joseph… - AIDS and Behavior, 2017 - Springer
One of the four national HIV prevention goals is to incorporate combinations of effective,
evidence-based approaches to prevent HIV infection. In fields of public health, techniques …

Changes over time in HIV testing and counselling uptake and associated factors among youth in Zambia: a cross-sectional analysis of demographic and health …

AB Heri, FL Cavallaro, N Ahmed, MM Musheke… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Introduction Zambia is among the countries with the highest HIV burden and where youth
remain disproportionally affected. Access to HIV testing and counselling (HTC) is a crucial …

Lost opportunities to identify and treat HIV‐positive patients: results from a baseline assessment of provider‐initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) in M alawi

S Ahmed, M Schwarz, RJ Flick, CA Rees… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To assess implementation of provider‐initiated testing and counselling (PITC) for
HIV in Malawi. Methods A review of PITC practices within 118 departments in 12 Ministry of …

Provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling: increased uptake in two public community health centers in South Africa and implications for scale-up

S Dalal, C Lee, T Farirai, A Schilsky, T Goldman… - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background International guidance recommends the scale up of routinely recommended,
offered, and delivered health care provider-initiated HIV testing and counseling (PITC) to …

Factors associated with HIV-testing and acceptance of an offer of home-based testing by men in rural Zambia

B Hensen, JJ Lewis, A Schaap, M Tembo, W Mutale… - AIDS and Behavior, 2015 - Springer
The objective of this study is to describe HIV-testing among men in rural Lusaka Province,
Zambia, using a population-based survey for a cluster-randomized trial. Households (N …

Institutionalizing provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling for children: an observational case study from Zambia

JN Mutanga, J Raymond, MS Towle, S Mutembo… - PloS one, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Background Provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) is a priority strategy for
increasing access for HIV-exposed children to prevention measures, and infected children to …