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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Hauptverfasser: Ortblad, Katrina (VerfasserIn) , Bärnighausen, Till (VerfasserIn)
Dokumenttyp: Article (Journal)
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: November 28, 2017
In: PLoS medicine
Year: 2017, Jahrgang: 14, Heft: 11
ISSN:1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002458
Online-Zugang: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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Verfasserangaben: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
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Zusammenfassung: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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ISSN:1549-1676
DOI:10.1371/journal.pmed.1002458