HIV self-testing in India: implementation and qualitative evaluation of a web-based programme with virtual counsellor support.
Rose Pollard KaptchukJalpa ThakkerJade BellSaya OkramUsha GopinathShruti H MehtaAjay Kumar ReddyTalia A LoebVisvanathan ArumugamSamit TandonMugundu Ramien ParthasarathySubash Chandra GhoshAditya SinghDeepika Srivastava JoshiSukhvinder KaurSunil Suhas SolomonAllison M McFallPublished in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2024)
Web-based HIVST services with tailored support appeared to facilitate HIV service access and engagement of harder-to-reach populations across India. Assistance from a community-oriented counsellor proved important to overcome literacy barriers and mistrust in order to support the HIVST process and service linkage. Learnings can inform global efforts to improve the critical step of diagnosis in achieving epidemic control for HIV and other infectious diseases.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- antiretroviral therapy
- healthcare
- hiv positive
- mental health
- hiv infected
- human immunodeficiency virus
- men who have sex with men
- hiv aids
- hepatitis c virus
- infectious diseases
- primary care
- south africa
- quality improvement
- gene expression
- systematic review
- genome wide
- dna methylation
- study protocol
- high density
- smoking cessation