Implementation outcomes of HIV self-testing in low-and middle-income countries: A scoping review

AS Rivera, R Hernandez, R Mag-Usara, KN Sy… - PloS one, 2021 - journals.plos.org
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 …

Outcomes of a community-led online-based HIV self-testing demonstration among cisgender men who have sex with men and transgender women in the Philippines …

PC Eustaquio, R Figuracion Jr, K Izumi, MJ Morin… - BMC Public Health, 2022 - Springer
Abstract Introduction The Philippines, which has the fastest rising HIV epidemic globally, has
limited options for HIV testing and its uptake remains low among cisgender men who have …

Prehospital use of point-of-care tests by community health workers: a scoping review

D Ebbs, M Taricia, MC Funaro, M O'Daniel… - Frontiers in Public …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Introduction Point-of-Care Tests (POCTs) are utilized daily in resource abundant regions,
however, are limited in the global south, particularly in the prehospital setting. Few studies …

Values and preferences of the general population in Indonesia in relation to rapid COVID‐19 antigen self‐tests: a cross‐sectional survey

C Thomas, S Shilton, C Thomas… - Tropical Medicine & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives Home diagnostics are essential to assist members of the general population
become active agents of case detection. In Indonesia, a country with an over‐burdened …

Consolidated guidance for behavioral intervention pilot and feasibility studies

CD Pfledderer, L von Klinggraeff, S Burkart… - Pilot and Feasibility …, 2024 - Springer
Background In the behavioral sciences, conducting pilot and/or feasibility studies (PFS) is a
key step that provides essential information used to inform the design, conduct, and …

COVID-19 self-testing, a way to “live side by side with the coronavirus”: results from a qualitative study in Indonesia

C Thomas, S Shilton, C Thomas, CM Iye… - PLOS Global Public …, 2022 - journals.plos.org
Alongside mass vaccination for COVID-19, sustainable diagnostic strategies for SARS-CoV-
2 are needed to empower local communities and help them complement health authorities' …

[HTML][HTML] Increasing testing options for key populations in Burundi through peer-assisted HIV self-testing: descriptive analysis of routine programmatic data

T Lillie, D Boyee, G Kamariza… - JMIR Public Health …, 2021 - publichealth.jmir.org
Background In Burundi, given the low testing numbers among key populations (KPs), peer-
assisted HIV self-testing (HIVST) was initiated for female sex workers (FSWs), men who …

Understanding Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, and Maintenance of home-based comprehensive sexual health care: a Realist Review

CJD Goense, THP Doan, EE Kpokiri, YJ Evers… - medRxiv, 2023 - medrxiv.org
Background. Testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and sexually transmitted
infections (STI) is increasingly offered outside a clinic-based setting. Among key populations …

The burden of HIV infection among men who purchase sex in low-and middle-income countries–a systematic review and meta-analysis

LPL Wulandari, R Guy, J Kaldor - PloS one, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Background Since the start of the HIV epidemic, transactional sexual relationships have
been considered to present a high risk of HIV transmission to both the client and the person …

Preferences for HIV testing services and HIV self-testing distribution among migrant gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men in Australia

Y Zhang, V Wiseman, TL Applegate… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Background In Australia, undiagnosed HIV rates are much higher among migrant gay,
bisexual, or other men who have sex with men (GBMSM) than Australian-born GBMSM. HIV …