Costs of integrating HIV self-testing in public health facilities in Malawi, South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe.
Linda Alinafe SandeKatleho MatsimelaLawrence MwengeCollin MangenahAugustine Talumba ChokoMarc d'ElbéeMohammed MajamCyprian MostertInonge MatamwandiEuphemia Lindelwe SibandaCheryl JohnsonKarin HatzoldHelen AylesFrances M CowanElizabeth Lucy CorbettMelissa NeumanHendramoorthy MaheswaranGesine Meyer-RathFern Terris-PrestholtPublished in: BMJ global health (2021)
The average costs of distributing HIVST kits were comparable across the four countries in our analysis despite wide cost variability within countries. We recommend context-specific exploration of potential efficiency gains from these facility-level cost variations and demand creation activities to ensure continued affordability at scale.