'I Know that I Do Have HIV but Nobody Saw Me': Oral HIV Self-Testing in an Informal Settlement in South Africa.

Reaching universal HIV-status awareness is crucial to ensure all HIV-infected patients access antiretroviral treatment (ART) and achieve virological suppression. Opportunities for HIV testing could be enhanced by offering self-testing in populations that fear stigma and discrimination when accessing...

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Main Authors: Guillermo Martínez Pérez, Vivian Cox, Tom Ellman, Ann Moore, Gabriela Patten, Amir Shroufi, Kathryn Stinson, Gilles Van Cutsem, Maryrene Ibeto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4820175?pdf=render