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Free HIV self-testing: Best practices, positivity rates, and associated costs

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-+*Download pdf Questions What are the different approaches to providing free HIV self-testing to reach different groups of population? What are the program costs associated with providing free HIV self-testing? What are the positivity rates for HIV self-testing?  Key take-home messages HIV self-testing is highly acceptable but could be cost prohibitive, especially for individuals at …

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Cost-effectiveness of rapid point-of-care testing (POCT) programs for HIV

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-+*Download pdf Questions What evidence exists regarding the cost-effectiveness of rapid point-of-care testing (POCT) programs for HIV? How is the cost-effectiveness of these programs determined?  Key take-home messages Studies suggest that rapid HIV tests can be cost-effective in high-income settings under various scenarios (1–5). Criteria to examine the cost-effectiveness of rapid tests for HIV include …

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HIV self-testing in high-income settings: Acceptability, potential benefits and harms, issues related to linkage to care, interventions to increase HIV self-testing

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-+*Download pdf Questions What is the current evidence in high-income settings on HIV self-testing related to acceptability, potential benefits and harms, issues related to the linkage to care after a positive test, and interventions to increase HIV self-testing?  Key take-home messages HIV self-testing has the potential to increase rates of HIV testing and is acceptable …

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The risk of coercion in the context of HIV self-testing

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-+*Download pdf Questions What evidence is available on risk of coercion in the context of HIV self-testing?  Key take-home messages While studies to date indicate that there are many benefits of HIV self-testing (also known as home-testing) and the risk of harm through coerced self-testing is minimal, the risk of coercion still exists (1). HIV …

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Strategies to link people with undiagnosed HIV infection to HIV testing, care, and prevention services

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-+*Download pdf Questions What strategies have been successful at linking people with undiagnosed HIV infection to HIV testing, care, and prevention services?  Key take-home messages A variety of strategies have shown promise for identifying individuals with undiagnosed HIV and engaging them with HIV testing using clinical, community-based, network-based, and self-directed approaches. Various service delivery models …

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A cross-jurisdictional review of HIV testing intervals for population groups at high risk of HIV infection

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-+*Download pdf Question At what intervals do high-income jurisdictions encourage population groups at high risk of HIV infection to come forward for routine testing?  Key take-home messages Most guidelines recommend at least annual HIV testing of population groups at high risk of HIV infection. These include: men who have sex with men, transgender women and …

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The acceptability and use of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in high-income countries

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-+*Download pdf Question What is the acceptability (views) and uptake (use) of self-testing of HIV among men who have sex with men?  Key take-home messages Men who have sex with men from high-income countries appear to be willing to use HIV self-tests (1-5). The main benefits of HIV self-tests are convenience and privacy (1, 6-8). …

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Community-based interventions to increase HIV testing among Black women

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-+*Download pdf Questions What types of community-based interventions increase HIV testing among Black women?  Key take-home messages There are few studies that examine the effectiveness of community-based interventions on HIV testing among Black women. HIV testing interventions in high-income settings are usually conducted in combination with risk reduction counselling (1-5). Home-based voluntary counselling and testing …

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HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs

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-+*>Download pdf Questions What programs and services have been shown to be effective in increasing HIV and STI testing among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs?  Key take-home messages Rates of HIV and other sexually transmitted and bloodborne infections are high among Indigenous women and women who inject drugs (1-3). For women who use …

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