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 …

[HTML][HTML] Social media interventions to promote HIV testing, linkage, adherence, and retention: systematic review and meta-analysis

B Cao, S Gupta, J Wang, LB Hightow-Weidman… - Journal of medical …, 2017 - jmir.org
Background Social media is increasingly used to deliver HIV interventions for key
populations worldwide. However, little is known about the specific uses and effects of social …

HIV self-testing alone or with additional interventions, including financial incentives, and linkage to care or prevention among male partners of antenatal care clinic …

AT Choko, EL Corbett, N Stallard, H Maheswaran… - PLoS …, 2019 - journals.plos.org
Background Conventional HIV testing services have been less comprehensive in reaching
men than in reaching women globally, but HIV self-testing (HIVST) appears to be an …

Acceptability of HIV self-testing in sub-Saharan Africa: scoping study

C Harichund, M Moshabela - AIDS and Behavior, 2018 - Springer
Several HIV testing models have been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to improve
access to HIV testing, but uptake remains poor. HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) is now available …

Acceptability of woman‐delivered HIV self‐testing to the male partner, and additional interventions: a qualitative study of antenatal care participants in Malawi

AT Choko, MK Kumwenda, CC Johnson… - African Journal of …, 2017 - journals.lww.com
Introduction: In the era of ambitious HIV targets, novel HIV testing models are required for
hard-to-reach groups such as men, who remain underserved by existing services …

Acceptability of HIV self-testing among men and women in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

C Harichund, M Moshabela, P Kunene… - AIDS care, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
ABSTRACT Successful implementation of Universal Test and Treat as a strategy to achieve
the 90-90-90 target requires higher HIV testing rates. Currently, uptake of HIV testing is not …

[HTML][HTML] Scaling up HIV self-testing in sub-Saharan Africa: a review of technology, policy and evidence

PP Indravudh, AT Choko… - Current opinion in …, 2018 - journals.lww.com
Important technology gaps include increasing availability of more sensitive HIVST products
in low and middle-income countries. Regulatory and postmarket surveillance systems for …

Self-care interventions for women's health and well-being

M Narasimhan, JR Hargreaves, CH Logie… - Nature medicine, 2024 - nature.com
The human right to health is universal and non-exclusionary, supporting health in full, and
for all. Despite advances in health systems globally, 3.6 billion people lack access to …

Economic cost analysis of door‐to‐door community‐based distribution of HIV self‐test kits in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe

C Mangenah, L Mwenge, L Sande… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction HIV self‐testing (HIVST) is recommended by the World Health Organization in
addition to other testing modalities to increase uptake of HIV testing, particularly among …

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 …