HIV self-testing among young women in rural South Africa: A randomized controlled trial comparing clinic-based HIV testing to the choice of either clinic testing or HIV self-testing with secondary distribution to peers and partners
Background: HIV testing rates in many hyper-endemic areas are lower than needed to curtail the HIV epidemic. New HIV testing strategies are needed to overcome barriers to traditional clinic based testing; HIV self-testing is one modality that offers promise in reaching individuals who experience bar...
Main Authors: | Audrey Pettifor, Sheri A. Lippman, Linda Kimaru, Noah Haber, Zola Mayakayaka, Amanda Selin, Rhian Twine, Hailey Gilmore, Daniel Westreich, Brian Mdaka, Ryan Wagner, Xavier Gomez-Olive, Stephen Tollman, Kathleen Kahn |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-04-01
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Series: | EClinicalMedicine |
Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537020300717 |
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