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 …

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 …

Background The uptake of HIV testing and counselling services remains low in risk groups
around the world. Fear of stigmatisation, discrimination and breach of confidentiality results …

Against the background of debates about expanding HIV testing and counseling, we
summarize the evidence on the social and behavioral dimension of testing and its …

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 …

Background Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) is one of the key strategies in the
prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in Uganda. However, the utilization of VCT services …

Background The Botswana government recently implemented a policy of routine or “opt-out”
HIV testing in response to the high prevalence of HIV infection, estimated at 37% of adults …

Background Despite the many HIV testing models implemented in Africa, the level of HIV
testing uptake remains relatively poor, especially among men. The HIV self-testing (HIVST) …

This study aimed to describe the prevalence and predictors for male partner participation in
HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) at two primary healthcare clinics in Moshi …

Objective: This systematic review summarizes evidence on the effectiveness of strategies to
increase men's HIV-testing in sub-Saharan Africa. Methods: Medline, EmBase, Africa-Wide …