The secondary distribution of HIV self-testing kits

A qualitative study of secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits by female sex workers in Kenya

Promoting awareness of serostatus and frequent HIV testing is especially important among high risk populations such as female sex workers (FSW) and their sexual partners. HIV self-testing is an approach that is gaining ground in sub-Saharan Africa as a strategy to increase knowledge of HIV status and promote safer sexual decisions. However, little is known about self-test distribution strategie...

Promoting Partner Testing and Couples Testing through Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-Tests: A Randomized Clinical Trial

BACKGROUND Achieving higher rates of partner HIV testing and couples testing among pregnant and postpartum women in sub-Saharan Africa is essential for the success of combination HIV prevention, including the prevention of mother-to-child transmission. We aimed to determine whether providing multiple HIV self-tests to pregnant and postpartum women for secondary distribution is more effective at...

Feasibility of testing antibodies to HIV from filter paper using HIV rapid test kits

HIV rapid tests are widely used in resource limited settings. Dried blood spots on filter paper are an easy way to collect and transport blood samples from a remote area to a testing facility at ambient temperatures. Our objective was to evaluate the technical possibility of testing antibodies to HIV from filter paper using HIV rapid tests kits. Dried blood spots on filter paper were obtained f...

Point-of-care HIV testing using rapid HIV test kits: guidance for health-care professionals.

HIV self-testing: money matters.

TO THE EDITOR—We read with interest the recent review by Napierala Mavedzenge et al [1], which highlights human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing as a possible approach to increase HIV testing and contribute toward universal access to treatment and care. Widespread support among potential end users, across multiple settings, is a factor favoring uptake of HIV self-testing. In a recent s...