Acceptability, feasibility, and individual preferences of blood-based HIV self-testing in a population-based sample of adolescents in Kisangani, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

BACKGROUND:Adolescents living in sub-Saharan Africa constitute a vulnerable population at significant risk of HIV infection. This study aims to evaluate the acceptability, feasibility, and accuracy of home-based, supervised HIV self-testing (HIVST) as well as their predictors among adolescents livin...

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Main Authors: Serge Tonen-Wolyec, Salomon Batina-Agasa, Jérémie Muwonga, Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa, Charles Kayembe Tshilumba, Laurent Bélec
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0218795