Announcing the availability of oral HIV self-test kits via text message to increase HIV testing among hard-to-reach truckers in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial

Announcing the availability of oral HIV self-test kits via text message to increase HIV testing among hard-to-reach truckers in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial

Abstract Background Truckers in sub-Saharan Africa are at higher risk of contracting HIV than the general population. HIV self-testing may be a way to increase testing rates in this high-risk population. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to assess whether informing truckers who d...

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Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Kelvin, Gavin George, Samuel Kinyanjui, Eva Mwai, Matthew L. Romo, Faith Oruko, Jacob O. Odhiambo, Eston N. Nyaga, Joanne E. Mantell, Kaymarlin Govender
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Public Health
Subjects:
HIV
Self-testing
Kenya
Truckers
Text message
Randomized controlled trial
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-018-6345-1

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