HIV testing services in healthcare facilities in South Africa: a missed opportunity.

Tonderai MabutoBhakti HansotiDeanna KerriganNolundi Mshweshwe-PakelaGriffiths KubekaSalome CharalambousChristopher J Hoffmann

Published in: Journal of the International AIDS Society (2020)

The poor delivery of HTS appears to be due to a failure to recommend HTS and the added time burden placed on those accepting testing. There were significant differences in both the offer and acceptance of testing by gender. Health system issues need to be addressed to improve HTS delivery.

Keyphrases

hiv testing
healthcare
men who have sex with men
south africa
hiv positive
mental health
primary care
risk factors
human immunodeficiency virus