Peer Mobilization and Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Partner Notification Services Among Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men and Transgender Women in Coastal Kenya Identified a High Number of Undiagnosed HIV Infections.

Maartje DijkstraKhamisi MohamedAlex KigoroTeresia MumbaShally MahmoudAbdalla WesongaNana MukuriaTony OduorEvans GichuruMaarten F Schim van der LoeffShaun PalmerSusan M GrahamElise M van der ElstEduard J Sanders

Published in: Open forum infectious diseases (2021)

HPN, combined with a peer mobilization-led self-testing strategy and AEHI screening for GBMSM and TGW, appears to be acceptable and feasible. These strategies, especially HPN provider referral, effectively identified undiagnosed HIV infections and linked individuals to ART and PrEP services.

Keyphrases

hiv testing
men who have sex with men
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy
primary care
hiv infected
hepatitis c virus
healthcare
hiv aids
south africa
pregnant women
pregnancy outcomes
insulin resistance
skeletal muscle