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 …

A systematic review of qualitative findings on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV testing in Sub-Saharan Africa

M Musheke, H Ntalasha, S Gari, O Mckenzie, V Bond… - BMC public health, 2013 - Springer
Abstract Background Despite Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) being the epicenter of the HIV
epidemic, uptake of HIV testing is not optimal. While qualitative studies have been …

[图书][B] Cooking data: culture and politics in an African research world

C Biruk - 2018 - library.oapen.org
COOKING DATA is an ethnographic study of how demographic data is collected, handled,
processed, and manipulated by fieldworkers, researchers, policymakers, and NGOs in …

Uptake, accuracy, safety, and linkage into care over two years of promoting annual self-testing for HIV in Blantyre, Malawi: a community-based prospective study

AT Choko, P MacPherson, EL Webb, BA Willey… - PLoS …, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Background Home-based HIV testing and counselling (HTC) achieves high uptake, but is
difficult and expensive to implement and sustain. We investigated a novel alternative based …

Trends in knowledge of HIV status and efficiency of HIV testing services in sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–20: a modelling study using survey and HIV testing programme …

K Giguère, JW Eaton, K Marsh, LF Johnson… - The Lancet …, 2021 - thelancet.com
Background Monitoring knowledge of HIV status among people living with HIV is essential
for an effective national HIV response. This study estimates progress and gaps in reaching …

Towards universal voluntary HIV testing and counselling: a systematic review and meta-analysis of community-based approaches

AB Suthar, N Ford, PJ Bachanas, VJ Wong… - PLoS …, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Background Effective national and global HIV responses require a significant expansion of
HIV testing and counselling (HTC) to expand access to prevention and care. Facility-based …

The uptake and accuracy of oral kits for HIV self-testing in high HIV prevalence setting: a cross-sectional feasibility study in Blantyre, Malawi

AT Choko, N Desmond, EL Webb, K Chavula… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Background Although HIV testing and counseling (HTC) uptake has increased dramatically
in Africa, facility-based services are unlikely to ever meet ongoing need to the full. A major …

Uptake of home-based voluntary HIV testing in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis

K Sabapathy, R Van den Bergh, S Fidler, R Hayes… - PLoS …, 2012 - journals.plos.org
Introduction Improving access to HIV testing is a key priority in scaling up HIV treatment and
prevention services. Home-based voluntary counselling and testing (HBT) as an approach …

Uptake and yield of HIV testing and counselling among children and adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa: a systematic review

D Govindasamy, RA Ferrand… - African Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: In recent years children and adolescents have emerged as a priority for HIV
prevention and care services. We conducted a systematic review to investigate the …

Barriers and facilitators associated with HIV testing uptake in South African health facilities offering HIV Counselling and Testing

A Mwisongo, N Mohlabane, B Tutshana… - Health SA …, 2016 - journals.co.za
Background: The scale-up of HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) in South Africa to 4500
public health facilities and the service's provision in mobile and non-medical sites was …