Assessing awareness and use of HIV self-testing kits after the introduction of a community-based HIV self-testing programme among men who have sex with men in Kenya.

Assessing awareness and use of HIV self-testing kits after the introduction of a community-based HIV self-testing programme among men who have sex with men in Kenya.

Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionate burden of new HIV infections in Kenya, while experiencing discrimination, leading to suboptimal levels of HIV care. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a tool to increase HIV screening and earlier diagnosis; however, questions remain regarding how best...

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Main Authors: Souradet Y Shaw, Stella Leung, Shajy Isac, Helgar Musyoki, Mary Mugambi, Japheth Kioko, Janet Musimbi, Kennedy Olango, Samuel Kuria, Martin K Ongaro, Jeffrey Walimbwa, Memory Melon, Faran Emmanuel, Stephen Moses, James F Blanchard, Michael Pickles, Lisa Lazarus, Robert R Lorway, Marissa L Becker, Sharmistha Mishra, Parinita Bhattacharjee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2023-01-01
Series:PLOS Global Public Health
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001547

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https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pgph.0001547

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