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Syphilis self-testing to expand test uptake among men who have sex with men: a theoretically informed mixed methods study in Zimbabwe.

Clarisse Sri-PathmanathanDefinate NhamoTakudzwa MamvutoGwendoline ChapwanyaFern Terris-PrestholtImelda MahakaMichael MarksJoseph D Tucker
Published in: Sexually transmitted infections (2021)
MSM in Zimbabwe were willing to use syphilis self-test kits and many of the barriers and facilitators were similar to those observed for HIVST. Syphilis self-testing may increase syphilis test uptake among sexual minorities in Zimbabwe and other low-income and middle-income countries.
Keyphrases
  • men who have sex with men
  • hiv testing
  • hiv positive
  • mental health
  • physical activity
  • human immunodeficiency virus
  • randomized controlled trial
  • clinical trial