Investigating the effectiveness of web-based HIV self-test distribution and linkage to HIV treatment and PrEP among groups at elevated risk of HIV in Viet Nam provinces: a mixed-methods analysis of implementation from pilot to scale-up.
Thi Thuy Van NguyenYasmin DunkleyVo Hai SonAugustine Talumba ChokoPhan Thi Thu HuongPham Duc ManhTruong Minh TruongHuynh Minh TrucDap Thanh GiangLe Thanh TungVan Dinh HoaRachel BaggaleyCheryl JohnsonPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2024)
Web-based self-testing in Viet Nam reached people at elevated risk of HIV, facilitating uptake of anti-retroviral treatment and direct linkage to PrEP initiations. Further innovations such as the use of social-network testing services and incorporating features powered by artificial intelligence could increase the effectiveness and efficiency of the approach.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- hiv positive
- antiretroviral therapy
- artificial intelligence
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- hepatitis c virus
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- randomized controlled trial
- primary care
- systematic review
- machine learning
- mental health
- big data
- study protocol
- south africa
- gene expression
- genome wide
- clinical trial
- quality improvement
- replacement therapy