The longer-term effects of access to HIV self-tests on HIV testing frequency in high-risk gay and bisexual men: follow-up data from a randomised controlled trial

Background: : A wait-list randomised controlled trial in Australia (FORTH) in high-risk gay and bisexual men (GBM) showed access to free HIV self-tests (HIVSTs) doubled the frequency of HIV testing in year 1 to reach guideline recommended levels of 4 tests per year, compared to two tests per year in...

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Main Authors: Ye Zhang, Mph, Muhammad S Jamil, PhD, Kirsty S Smith, PhD, Tanya L Applegate, PhD, Garrett Prestage, PhD., Martin Holt, PhD, Phillip Keen, BA, Benjamin R Bavinton, PhD, Marcus Chen, PhD, Damian P Conway, PhD, Handan Wand, PhD, Anna M McNulty, MMed, Darren Russell, PhD, Matthew Vaughan, MS, Colin Batrouney, BA, Virginia Wiseman, PhD, Christopher K Fairley, PhD, Andrew E Grulich, PhD, Matthew Law, PhD, John M Kaldor, PhD, Rebecca J Guy, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-09-01
Series:The Lancet Regional Health. Western Pacific
Subjects:
HIV
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666606521001231