Direct provision versus facility collection of HIV self-tests among female sex workers in Uganda: a cluster-randomized controlled health systems trial
HIV self-testing allows HIV testing at any place and time and without health workers. HIV self-testing may thus be particularly useful for female sex workers (FSWs), who should test frequently but face stigma and financial and time barriers when accessing healthcare facilities. We conducted a cluste...
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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November 28, 2017
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PLoS medicine
Year: 2017, Volume: 14, Issue: 11 |
| ISSN: | 1549-1676 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002458 |
| Online Access: | Resolving-System, kostenfrei, Volltext: http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002458 Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1002458 
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| Author Notes: | Katrina Ortblad, Daniel Kibuuka Musoke, Thomson Ngabirano, Aidah Nakitende, Jonathan Magoola, Prossy Kayiira, Geoffrey Taasi, Leah G. Barresi, Jessica E. Haberer, Margaret A. McConnell, Catherine E. Oldenburg, Till Bärnighausen |
| Summary: | HIV self-testing allows HIV testing at any place and time and without health workers. HIV self-testing may thus be particularly useful for female sex workers (FSWs), who should test frequently but face stigma and financial and time barriers when accessing healthcare facilities. We conducted a cluster-randomized controlled health systems trial among FSWs in Kampala, Uganda, to measure the effect of 2 HIV self-testing delivery models on HIV testing and linkage to care outcomes. |
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| Item Description: | Gesehen am 11.09.2018 |
| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1549-1676 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002458 |