At-home HIV self-testing during COVID: implementing the GetaKit project in Ottawa.

Patrick O'ByrneAlexandra MustenLauren OrserGauri InamdarMarie-Odile GraysonClay JonesMegan FrancoeurSarah LachanceVickie Paulin

Published in: Canadian journal of public health = Revue canadienne de sante publique (2021)

Our results show that HIV self-testing is a pandemic-friendly strategy to help ensure access to sexual health services among persons who are good candidates for HIV testing. It is unsurprising that no one tested positive for HIV thus far, given the 0.08% positivity rate for HIV testing in Ottawa. As such, we advocate for scale-up of HIV self-testing in Canada.

Keyphrases

hiv testing
men who have sex with men
hiv positive
human immunodeficiency virus
antiretroviral therapy
sars cov
quality improvement
hiv infected
coronavirus disease