High patient acceptability but low coverage of provider-initiated HIV testing among adult outpatients with symptoms of acute infectious illness in coastal Kenya.

<h4>Background</h4>Only approximately one in five adults are offered HIV testing by providers when seeking care for symptoms of acute illness in Sub-Saharan Africa. Our aims were to estimate testing coverage and identify predictors of provider-initiated testing and counselling (PITC) and...

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Main Authors: Clara A Agutu, Tony H Oduor, Bernadette K Kombo, Peter M Mugo, Salome M Chira, Fred W Ogada, Tobias F Rinke de Wit, Wairimu Chege, Elise M van der Elst, Susan M Graham, Eduard J Sanders
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2021-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0246444