HIV self-testing in Africa: stakes and challenges.
Med Sante Trop
; 28(2): 144-149, 2018 May 01.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-29997071
ABSTRACT
HIV self-testing constitutes a new complementary strategy for HIV testing for general populations as well as "key" populations such as sex workers and their clients, men who have sex with men, and young people; it may help to reach the UNAIDS 90-90-90 objectives by 2020. In Africa, many pilot studies have been conducted, mainly in English-speaking countries, and they have demonstrated the high acceptability, practicability and clinical performance of HIV self-testing. Innovative strategies, including the translation of HIV self-test instructions for use into vernacular languages in association with educational pictograms, should be developed and evaluated in sub-Saharan Africa to implement HIV self-testing.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Self Care
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AIDS Serodiagnosis
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HIV Infections
Type of study:
Guideline
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Africa
Language:
En
Journal:
Med Sante Trop
Year:
2018
Document type:
Article