Protocol, rationale and design of SELPHI: a randomised controlled trial assessing whether offering free HIV self-testing kits via the internet increases the rate of HIV diagnosis

Abstract Background Among men who have sex with men (MSM) in the UK, an estimated 28% have never tested for HIV and only 27% of those at higher risk test at least every 6 months. HIV self-testing (HIVST), where the person takes their own blood/saliva sample and processes it themselves, offers the op...

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Published in:BMC Infectious Diseases
Main Authors: Michelle M. Gabriel, David T. Dunn, Andrew Speakman, Leanne McCabe, Denise Ward, T. Charles Witzel, Justin Harbottle, Simon Collins, Mitzy Gafos, Fiona M. Burns, Fiona C. Lampe, Peter Weatherburn, Andrew Phillips, Sheena McCormack, Alison J. Rodger
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Subjects:
HIV
Self-testing
HIVST
MSM
Diagnosis
Prevalent
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12879-018-3433-x

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