HIV testing barriers and intervention strategies among men, transgender women, female sex workers and incarcerated persons in the Caribbean: a systematic review.
Akeen HamiltonStephen ShinTamara TaggartGuy-Lucien WhemboluaIndira MartinHenna BudhwaniDonaldson ConservePublished in: Sexually transmitted infections (2019)
HIV testing rates remain unacceptably low across the Caribbean for several reasons, including stigma and discrimination. Future HIV testing interventions should target places where at-risk populations congregate, train laypersons to conduct rapid tests and consider using oral fluid HIV self-testing, which allows individuals to test at home.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- hiv positive
- randomized controlled trial
- mental health
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- human immunodeficiency virus
- physical activity
- mental illness
- current status
- type diabetes
- pregnancy outcomes
- metabolic syndrome
- high speed
- insulin resistance
- pregnant women
- hepatitis c virus
- high resolution
- hiv infected
- south africa
- genetic diversity