| Title |
A Review of the Evidence of Harm from Self-Tests
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|---|---|
| Published in |
AIDS and Behavior, July 2014
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| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-014-0831-y |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Annette N. Brown, Eric W. Djimeu, Drew B. Cameron |
| Abstract |
Although HIV self-testing may overcome some barriers to HIV testing, various stakeholders have expressed concerns that HIV self-testing may lead to unintended harm, including psychological, social and medical harm. Recognizing that similar concerns were raised in the past for some other self-tests, we conduct a review of the literature on a set of self-tests that share some characteristics with HIV self-tests to determine whether there is any evidence of harm. We find that although the potential for harm is discussed in the literature on self-tests, there is very little evidence that such harm occurs. |
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| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 3 | 27% |
| United States | 2 | 18% |
| India | 2 | 18% |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 9% |
| Switzerland | 1 | 9% |
| Unknown | 2 | 18% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Members of the public | 9 | 82% |
| Practitioners (doctors, other healthcare professionals) | 1 | 9% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 9% |
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| Country | Count | As % |
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| United States | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 100 | 99% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
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| Researcher | 25 | 25% |
| Student > Master | 14 | 14% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 12 | 12% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 11% |
| Other | 7 | 7% |
| Other | 16 | 16% |
| Unknown | 16 | 16% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
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| Medicine and Dentistry | 28 | 28% |
| Social Sciences | 14 | 14% |
| Nursing and Health Professions | 9 | 9% |
| Psychology | 6 | 6% |
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 6 | 6% |
| Other | 13 | 13% |
| Unknown | 25 | 25% |
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#1,499,761
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#8
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