Supervised and unsupervised self-testing for HIV in high- and low-risk populations: a systematic review.

Supervised and unsupervised self-testing for HIV in high- and low-risk populations: a systematic review.

Stigma, discrimination, lack of privacy, and long waiting times partly explain why six out of ten individuals living with HIV do not access facility-based testing. By circumventing these barriers, self-testing offers potential for more people to know their sero-status. Recent approval of an in-home...

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Main Authors: Nitika Pant Pai, Jigyasa Sharma, Sushmita Shivkumar, Sabrina Pillay, Caroline Vadnais, Lawrence Joseph, Keertan Dheda, Rosanna W Peeling
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS Medicine
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3614510?pdf=render

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