Costs of facility-based HIV testing in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Lawrence MwengeLinda SandeCollin MangenahNurilign AhmedSarah KanemaMarc d'ElbéeEuphemia SibandaThokozani KaluaGertrude NcubeCheryl C JohnsonKarin HatzoldFrances M CowanElizabeth L CorbettHelen AylesHendramoorthy MaheswaranFern Terris-PrestholtPublished in: PloS one (2017)
Health facility based HIV testing remains an essential service to meet HIV universal access goals. The low costs and potential for economies of scale suggests an opportunity for further scale-up. However low uptake in many settings suggests that demand creation or alternative testing models may be needed to achieve economies of scale and reach populations less willing to attend facility based services.