The uptake and accuracy of oral kits for HIV self-testing in high HIV prevalence setting: a cross-sectional feasibility study in Blantyre, Malawi.
<h4>Background</h4>Although HIV testing and counseling (HTC) uptake has increased dramatically in Africa, facility-based services are unlikely to ever meet ongoing need to the full. A major constraint in scaling up community and home-based HTC services is the unacceptability of receiving...
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| Main Authors: | Augustine Talumba Choko, Nicola Desmond, Emily L Webb, Kondwani Chavula, Sue Napierala-Mavedzenge, Charlotte A Gaydos, Simon D Makombe, Treza Chunda, S Bertel Squire, Neil French, Victor Mwapasa, Elizabeth L Corbett |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2011-10-01
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| Series: | PLoS Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://journals.plos.org/plosmedicine/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pmed.1001102&type=printable |
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