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Research data: SELF-TESTING KITS (MEDICAL)
2022 Secondary distribution of HIV self-testing kits to social and sexual networks of PLWH in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: a brief report
To reach 95% of persons living with HIV (PLWH) knowing their HIV status, alternative testing approaches such as HIV self-testing (HIVST) and...
2020 An Implementation study of oral and blood-based HIV self-testing and linkage to care among men in rural and peri-urban KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
In South Africa, men living with HIV are less likely than women to test and know their status (the first UNAIDS 90-90-90 target), and men ha...
2019 Post-test adverse psychological effects and coping mechanisms amongst HIV self-tested individuals living in couples in urban Blantyre, Malawi
Mandatory face-to-face counselling is necessary during HIV testing but difficult to implement within the context of HIV self-testing. We inv...
2018 Discordance, disclosure and normative gender roles: barriers to couple testing within a community-level HIV self-testing intervention in urban Blantyre, Malawi
A community-based HIV self-testing study in Blantyre, Malawi demonstrated that not all individuals living in couples tested with their partn...
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