A systematic review of qualitative evidence on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV self-testing in Africa

B Njau, C Covin, E Lisasi, D Damian, D Mushi… - BMC public health, 2019 - Springer
Background More than 40% of adults in Sub-Saharan Africa are unaware of their HIV status.
HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a novel approach with a potential to increase uptake of HIV …

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, 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 …

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 …

HPTN 071 (PopART): rationale and design of a cluster-randomised trial of the population impact of an HIV combination prevention intervention including universal …

R Hayes, H Ayles, N Beyers, K Sabapathy, S Floyd… - Trials, 2014 - Springer
Background Effective interventions to reduce HIV incidence in sub-Saharan Africa are
urgently needed. Mathematical modelling and the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) …

Community-based intervention to increase HIV testing and case detection in people aged 16–32 years in Tanzania, Zimbabwe, and Thailand (NIMH Project Accept …

M Sweat, S Morin, D Celentano, M Mulawa… - The Lancet infectious …, 2011 - thelancet.com
Background In developing countries, most people infected with HIV do not know their
infection status. We aimed to assess whether HIV testing could be increased by combination …

Combination prevention: a deeper understanding of effective HIV prevention

CA Hankins, BO de Zalduondo - Aids, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Evidence-informed and human rights-based combination prevention combines behavioural,
biomedical, and structural interventions to address both the immediate risks and underlying …

Impact of HIV self-test distribution to male partners of ANC clients: results of a randomized controlled trial in Kenya

A Gichangi, J Wambua, S Mutwiwa… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Background: In Kenya, HIV testing during first antenatal care (ANC) visit is a standard
practice for pregnant women. Despite a policy promoting male partner testing in ANC, few …

HIV self-testing could “revolutionize testing in South Africa, but it has got to be done properly”: perceptions of key stakeholders

T Makusha, L Knight, M Taegtmeyer, O Tulloch… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
South Africa bears the world's largest burden of HIV with over 6.4 million people living with
the virus. The South African government's response to HIV has yielded remarkable results in …

Factors shaping initial decision-making to self-test amongst cohabiting couples in urban Blantyre, Malawi

M Kumwenda, A Munthali, M Phiri, D Mwale… - AIDS and Behavior, 2014 - Springer
Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa, most new HIV infections occur in stable relationships,
making couples testing an important intervention for HIV prevention. We explored factors …