| Title |
Realizing the Potential for HIV Self-Testing
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|---|---|
| Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-014-0832-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
C. Johnson, R. Baggaley, S. Forsythe, H. van Rooyen, N. Ford, S. Napierala Mavedzenge, E. Corbett, P. Natarajan, M. Taegtmeyer |
| Abstract |
HIV self-testing (HIVST), a process in which an individual performs a HIV rapid diagnostic test and interprets the result in private, is an emerging approach that is well accepted, potentially cost-effective and empowering for those who may not otherwise test. To further explore the potential of HIVST, the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine and World Health Organization held the first global symposium on the legal, ethical, gender, human rights and public health implications of HIVST. The meeting highlighted the potential of HIVST to increase access to and uptake of HIV testing, and emphasized the need to further develop evidence around the quality of HIVST and linkage to post-test services, and to assess the risks and the benefits associated with scale-up. This special issue of AIDS and Behavior links directly to the symposium and presents some of the latest research and thinking on the scale-up of HIV self-testing. |
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| United States | 3 | 38% |
| Switzerland | 2 | 25% |
| Unknown | 3 | 38% |
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| Members of the public | 7 | 88% |
| Scientists | 1 | 13% |
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| South Africa | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 202 | 100% |
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| Student > Master | 43 | 21% |
| Researcher | 35 | 17% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 25 | 12% |
| Student > Postgraduate | 16 | 8% |
| Other | 14 | 7% |
| Other | 27 | 13% |
| Unknown | 43 | 21% |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 61 | 30% |
| Social Sciences | 30 | 15% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 22 | 11% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 11 | 5% |
| Business, Management and Accounting | 5 | 2% |
| Other | 24 | 12% |
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