ArticleBMC health services research2017
Increasing HIV testing among hard-to-reach groups: examination of RAPID, a community-based testing service in Queensland, Australia.
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- A systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence for community-based HIV testing on men's engagement in the HIV care cascade.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2022Pooled it
- HIV Testing Uptake According to Opt-In, Opt-Out or Risk-Based Testing Approaches: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Pooled it
- A need for implementation science to optimise the use of evidence-based interventions in HIV care: A systematic literature review.PloS one · 2019Pooled it
- Pay-it-forward incentives for hepatitis virus testing in men who have sex with men: a cluster randomized trial.Nature medicine · 2023Trial
- Very high HIV prevalence and incidence among men who have sex with men and transgender women in Indonesia: a retrospective observational cohort study in Bali and Jakarta, 2017-2020.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Observational
- Community-based HIV testing through a general health check event in a high HIV-prevalent multicultural area in Rotterdam, The Netherlands: a pilot study on feasibility and acceptance.Pilot and feasibility studies · 2023Article
- Learning from community-based HIV prevention to inform control and mitigation of the COVID-19 pandemic.Preventive medicine · 2023Article
- Preferences for HIV Testing Services and HIV Self-Testing Distribution Among Migrant Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men in Australia.Frontiers in medicine · 2022Article
- Online HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) Dissemination by an Australian Community Peer HIV Organisation: A Scalable Way to Increase Access to Testing, Particularly for Suboptimal Testers.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Development of vaccines against the sexually transmitted infections gonorrhoea, syphilis, Chlamydia, herpes simplex virus, human immunodeficiency virus and Zika virus.Therapeutic advances in vaccines and immunotherapy · 2020Review
- How can HIV/STI testing services be more accessible and acceptable for gender and sexually diverse young people? A brief report exploring young people's perspectives in Queensland.Health promotion journal of Australia : official journal of Australian Association of Health Promotion Professionals · 2020Article
- Why I Can't, Won't or Don't Test for HIV: Insights from Australian Migrants Born in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2019Article
- Point-of-care testing (POCT) for HIV/STI targeting MSM in regional Australia at community 'beat' locations.BMC health services research · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe success of 'treatment as prevention' (TasP) to control HIV relies on the uptake of testing across priority population groups. Innovative strategies including; rapid HIV testing (RHT) in community and outreach settings, engaging peer service providers, and not requiring disclosure of sexual history have been designed to increase access. This paper reports on the implementation of 'RAPID', a community-based testing program in Queensland, Australia that employs these strategies to increase access to testing.
methodsService data, including client registration forms and a satisfaction survey from all clients attending RAPID between August 2014 and July 2015 were analysed.
resultsIn 2014/2015 1,199 people attended RAPID to receive a free HIV test. The majority were urban-based gay men. 17.1% were first-time testers and 20.1% of participants were not eligible to access Medicare, Australia's universal health care scheme.
conclusionsRAPID's evidence-based strategies appear to facilitate access to HIV testing, particularly among those who have never tested before; however the implications for the ongoing treatment and care of people ineligible for Medicare, who test positive to HIV warrants careful consideration.
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