Awareness and willingness to use HIV self-testing among people who inject drugs in Iran

Awareness and willingness to use HIV self-testing among people who inject drugs in Iran

Abstract Background Most people who inject drugs (PWID) in Iran have not undergone recent HIV testing. While PWID face barriers when seeking HIV testing at health facilities, HIV self-testing (HIVST) could be a promising approach to improve HIV testing uptake. We examined the awareness and willingne...

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Main Authors: Mehrdad Khezri, Emily Goldmann, Fatemeh Tavakoli, Mohammad Karamouzian, Mostafa Shokoohi, Soheil Mehmandoost, Nima Ghalekhani, Ali Akbar Haghdoost, Don Des Jarlais, Ali Mirzazadeh, Hamid Sharifi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-10-01
Series:Harm Reduction Journal
Subjects:
HIV
HIV self-testing
People who inject drugs
Harm reduction
Iran
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00881-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12954-023-00881-z

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