Comparing the effects of HIV self-testing to standard HIV testing for key populations: a systematic review and meta-analysis

TC Witzel, I Eshun-Wilson, MS Jamil, N Tilouche… - BMC medicine, 2020 - Springer
Background We update a previous systematic review to inform new World Health
Organization HIV self-testing (HIVST) recommendations. We compared the effects of HIVST …

Strategies to improve linkage to HIV care in urban areas of sub-saharan Africa: a systematic review

K Koduah Owusu, R Adu-Gyamfi… - HIV/AIDS-Research and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Of the 37 million people estimated to be living with HIV globally in 2017, about 24.7 million
were in the sub-Saharan Africa region, which has been and remains worst affected by the …

Direct provision versus facility collection of HIV self-tests among female sex workers in Uganda: a cluster-randomized controlled health systems trial

K Ortblad, D Kibuuka Musoke, T Ngabirano… - PLoS …, 2017 - journals.plos.org
Background HIV self-testing allows HIV testing at any place and time and without health
workers. HIV self-testing may thus be particularly useful for female sex workers (FSWs), who …

Optimal HIV testing strategies for South Africa: a model-based evaluation of population-level impact and cost-effectiveness

LF Johnson, C van Rensburg, C Govathson… - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
Although many African countries have achieved high levels of HIV diagnosis, funding
constraints have necessitated greater focus on more efficient testing approaches. We …

Who accepts and who uses community-based secondary distribution HIV self-testing (HIVST) kits? Findings from the intervention arm of a cluster-randomized trial of …

B Hensen, AJ Schaap, C Mulubwa… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2020 - journals.lww.com
Background: HPTN 071 (PopART) was a community-randomized trial of a universal testing-
and-treatment intervention on HIV incidence at population level in Zambia and South Africa …

The effect of HIV self-testing delivery models on female sex workers' sexual behaviors: a randomized controlled trial in urban Uganda

KF Ortblad, D Kibuuka Musoke, T Ngabirano… - AIDS and Behavior, 2019 - Springer
HIV self-testing increases recent and frequent HIV testing among female sex workers
(FSWs) in urban Uganda. Using results from a randomized controlled trial, we aim to …

HIV self-test performance among female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda: a cross-sectional study

KF Ortblad, DK Musoke, T Ngabirano, A Nakitende… - BMJ open, 2018 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objective To evaluate HIV self-testing performance and results interpretation among female
sex workers (FSWs) in Kampala, Uganda, who performed unassisted HIV self-testing …

Predictors of male circumcision incidence in a traditionally non-circumcising South African population-based cohort

KF Ortblad, T Bärnighausen, N Chimbindi… - PLoS …, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Background Voluntary medical male circumcision has been promoted in high HIV
prevalence settings to prevent HIV acquisition in males. However, the uptake of circumcision …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving HIV epidemic and its impact on the HIV testing algorithm: is it time to change the HIV testing algorithm in South Africa?

BR Mashishi, Z Makatini, CG Adu-Gyamfi - Journal of Clinical Virology, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract HIV-1/2 testing is the first step in ensuring HIV-infected individuals are diagnosed
and appropriately managed. The impact of suboptimal HIV-1/2 testing algorithms …

[PDF][PDF] PARA ENGAJAMENTO DO HOMEM NOS CUIDADOS

NOSC DO HOMEM - docs.bvsalud.org
Esta publicação do Ministério da Saúde de Moçambique (MISAU) foi possível com apoio do
Plano de Emergência do Presidente dos EUA para o alívio da SIDA (PEPFAR). O seu …