Increasing knowledge of HIV status and demand for antiretroviral therapy using community-based HIV self-testing in rural communities: a cluster randomised trial in Malawi

Indravudh, Pitchaya, Fielding, Kathering, Neuman, Melissa, Chilongosi, Richard, Mkandawire, Phillip, Nyondo, Edward, Nzawa, Rebecca, Magombo, Lovemore, Chalira, Davie, Kumwenda, Moses, Nyirenda, Rose, Johnson, Cheryl, Nkhoma, Chiwawa, Desmond, Nicola ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2874-8569, Hatzold, Karin and Corbett, Liz (2011) 'Increasing knowledge of HIV status and demand for antiretroviral therapy using community-based HIV self-testing in rural communities: a cluster randomised trial in Malawi' in UNSPECIFIED.

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Abstract

HIV self-testing (HIVST) has potential to reach populations poorly served by facility-based HIV testing services. We used a cluster-randomised trial design to investigate the impact of community-based HIVST distribution on recent HIV testing and antiretroviral therapy (ART) uptake in rural Malawi.

Item Type:	Conference or Workshop Item (Poster)
Subjects:	WA Public Health > WA 30 Socioeconomic factors in public health (General) WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503 Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome. HIV infections WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503.1 Diagnosis WC Communicable Diseases > Virus Diseases > Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome. HIV Infections > WC 503.2 Therapy
Faculty: Department:	Clinical Sciences & International Health > Clinical Sciences Department
Depositing User:	Stacy Murtagh
Date Deposited:	18 Mar 2019 16:01
Last Modified:	18 Mar 2019 16:01
URI:	https://archive.lstmed.ac.uk/id/eprint/10257

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