ReviewAIDS and behavior2018
Acceptability of HIV Self-Testing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Scoping Study.
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95 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Acceptability and use of HIV self-testing among young people in sub-Saharan Africa: a mixed methods systematic review.BMC primary care · 2024Pooled it
- Acceptance and associated factors of HIV testing among college students in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- How much does HIV self-testing cost in low and middle income countries? A systematic review of evidence from economic studies.Frontiers in public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Men's perspectives on HIV self-testing in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis.BMC public health · 2020Pooled it
- A systematic review of qualitative evidence on factors enabling and deterring uptake of HIV self-testing in Africa.BMC public health · 2019Pooled it
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- Do community measures impact the effectiveness of a community led HIV testing intervention. Secondary analysis of an HIV self-testing intervention in rural communities in Zimbabwe.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Trial
- A Cluster-Randomized Trial of Traditional Healer-Delivered Counseling and Rapid HIV Testing in Tanzania.AIDS and behavior · 2022Trial
- HIV testing and linkage to ART following secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits to male partners of women living with HIV: a pilot randomized control trial in Mpumalanga, South Africa.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2022Trial
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- Did you hear about HIV self-testing? HIV self-testing awareness after community-based HIVST distribution in rural Zimbabwe.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Trial
- Social response to the delivery of HIV self-testing in households: experiences from four Zambian HPTN 071 (PopART) urban communities.AIDS research and therapy · 2020Trial
- Uptake of HIV Retesting Among Black Populations in Miami-Dade: Implications for Community-Based Prevention.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
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- HIV self-testing practice and associated factors among governmental medical college students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2024.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- HIV self-testing and its associated factors among nursing and medical university students: A cross-sectional study in EasternUganda.BMC infectious diseases · 2026Article
- HIV testing uptake and the effect of health education on HIV self-testing among undergraduate students in public universities in Imo State, Nigeria.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Social network distribution of HIV self-tests among MSM in Australia: a prospective, non-randomised trial.The Lancet regional health. Western Pacific · 2026Article
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Abstract
Several HIV testing models have been implemented in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) to improve access to HIV testing, but uptake remains poor. HIV Self-Testing (HIVST) is now available, and may serve to overcome barriers of current testing models which include stigma, discrimination and non-confidential testing environments. A scoping study was conducted to provide an overview of the current literature in SSA, as well as identify future research needs to scale-up HIVST and increase HIV testing uptake. The outcome of the review indicated only 11 reported studies to date, showing variable acceptability (22.3-94%) of HIVST, with acceptability of HIVST higher among men than women in SSA. We conclude that research around HIVST in SSA is still in its infancy, and further implementation research and interventions are required to improve acceptability of HIVST among diverse study populations, failing which policy adoption and scale-up may be hindered.
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