Pregnant women, their male partners and health care providers' perceptions of HIV self-testing in Kampala, Uganda: Implications for integration in prevention of mother-to-child transmission programs and scale-up.
<h4>Background</h4>HIV status awareness is critical for HIV prevention and care but HIV testing rates remain low in Uganda, especially among men. One suggested approach to increase access and utilisation of HIV testing services is HIV self-testing. We explored perceptions of pregnant and...
Main Authors: | Joseph Rujumba, Jaco Homsy, Femke Bannink Mbazzi, Zikulah Namukwaya, Alexander Amone, Gordon Rukundo, Elly Katabira, Josaphat Byamugisha, Mary Glenn Fowler, Rachel L King |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2021-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0253616 |
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