De-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing: a strategy to test hard-to-reach men who have sex with men in Cameroon
Conventional HIV testing performed by a health professional has shown its limitations in targeting marginalized and vulnerable populations. Indeed, men who have sex with men (MSM) due to social discrimination are often uncomfortable using this service at the health facilities level. In this perspect...
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| author | Jean Paul Bienvenu Enama Ossomba Patrice Ngangue Antoine Silvère Olongo Ekani Edgar Tanguy Kamgain |
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| description | Conventional HIV testing performed by a health professional has shown its limitations in targeting marginalized and vulnerable populations. Indeed, men who have sex with men (MSM) due to social discrimination are often uncomfortable using this service at the health facilities level. In this perspective, new differentiated approaches have been thought through de-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing (DDHT). This HIV testing strategy enables overcoming the structural, legal, and social barriers that prevent these populations from quickly accessing HIV services. This article discusses the prerequisites and added value of implementing this strategy for MSM living in a criminalized context and its implication in decentralizing health services toward the community level. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-201299ce4127467ea69b48ac44b0f00a2023-07-26T07:27:18ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Public Health2296-25652023-07-011110.3389/fpubh.2023.11808131180813De-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing: a strategy to test hard-to-reach men who have sex with men in CameroonJean Paul Bienvenu Enama Ossomba0Patrice Ngangue1Antoine Silvère Olongo Ekani2Edgar Tanguy Kamgain3School of Health Sciences, University of Dundee, Dundee, United KingdomFaculty of Nursing, Laval University, Québec, QC, CanadaHumanity First Cameroon Plus, Yaounde, CameroonHumanity First Cameroon Plus, Yaounde, CameroonConventional HIV testing performed by a health professional has shown its limitations in targeting marginalized and vulnerable populations. Indeed, men who have sex with men (MSM) due to social discrimination are often uncomfortable using this service at the health facilities level. In this perspective, new differentiated approaches have been thought through de-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing (DDHT). This HIV testing strategy enables overcoming the structural, legal, and social barriers that prevent these populations from quickly accessing HIV services. This article discusses the prerequisites and added value of implementing this strategy for MSM living in a criminalized context and its implication in decentralizing health services toward the community level.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1180813/fullHIV testingkey population groupsdemedicalisationdecentralisationlow-and-middle-income countries |
| spellingShingle | Jean Paul Bienvenu Enama Ossomba Patrice Ngangue Antoine Silvère Olongo Ekani Edgar Tanguy Kamgain De-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing: a strategy to test hard-to-reach men who have sex with men in Cameroon Frontiers in Public Health HIV testing key population groups demedicalisation decentralisation low-and-middle-income countries |
| title | De-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing: a strategy to test hard-to-reach men who have sex with men in Cameroon |
| title_full | De-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing: a strategy to test hard-to-reach men who have sex with men in Cameroon |
| title_fullStr | De-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing: a strategy to test hard-to-reach men who have sex with men in Cameroon |
| title_full_unstemmed | De-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing: a strategy to test hard-to-reach men who have sex with men in Cameroon |
| title_short | De-medicalized and decentralized HIV testing: a strategy to test hard-to-reach men who have sex with men in Cameroon |
| title_sort | de medicalized and decentralized hiv testing a strategy to test hard to reach men who have sex with men in cameroon |
| topic | HIV testing key population groups demedicalisation decentralisation low-and-middle-income countries |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpubh.2023.1180813/full |
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