ArticleAIDS (London, England)2019
Acceptability and outcomes of distributing HIV self-tests for male partner testing in Kenyan maternal and child health and family planning clinics.
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- Barriers and facilitators of HIV partner status notification in low- and lower-middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review.BMC infectious diseases · 2024Pooled it
- Social network strategies to distribute HIV self-testing kits: a global systematic review and network meta-analysis.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2024Pooled it
- Strategies to increase couples HIV testing and counselling in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Pooled it
- Examining the Use of HIV Self-Testing to Support PrEP Delivery: a Systematic Literature Review.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2022Pooled it
- HIV Self-Testing Uptake and Intervention Strategies Among Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
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- 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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- Scaling Up HIV Self-Testing in Africa: Insights From National Programmatic Data in Eight Countries.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2026Article
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- Preventing Unintended Pregnancies and HIV Through Self-Care Interventions in East and Southern Africa: Findings From a Structured Review.Public health reviews · 2025Review
- Understanding Practical, Robust Implementation and Sustainability of Home-based Comprehensive Sexual Health Care: A Realist Review.AIDS and behavior · 2024Review
- Preferences and uptake of home-based HIV self-testing for maternal retesting in Kenya.medRxiv : the preprint server for health sciences · 2024Article
- Preferences and uptake of home-based HIV self-testing for maternal retesting in Kenya.PloS one · 2024Article
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- The End Is in Sight: Current Strategies for the Elimination of HIV Vertical Transmission.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2023Review
- "I take it and give it to my partners who will give it to their partners": Secondary distribution of HIV self-tests by key populations in Côte d'Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal.BMC infectious diseases · 2023Review
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backgroundProviding HIV self-tests to women for distribution to male partners may provide a unique opportunity to increase male partner and couples testing among women in HIV high-burden settings.
methodsBetween November 2017 and June 2018, we offered self-tests for at-home couples or partner HIV testing to HIV-uninfected women seeking routine maternal and child health and family planning services at eight facilities in Kisumu, Kenya. Women accepting self-tests were offered at least two self-tests (OraQuick) to take to their partner(s) with instructions on use. HIV self-testing (HIVST) outcomes were evaluated using available programmatic data.
resultsOverall, 3620 women were offered self-tests for at-home male partner HIV testing. The median age was 24 years (interquartile range 21-28) and 81% were in monogamous marriages. Overall, 1422 (39%) women reported having a partner of unknown HIV status, of whom 755 (53%) accepted self-tests. Among women with partners of unknown HIV status who declined self-tests (n = 667), 49% reported needing to consult their partner. Pregnant women were more likely to accept HIVST than nonpregnant women (prevalence ratio = 1.2, 95% confidence interval 1.0-1.4, P = 0.013). Self-testing outcomes were ascertained for 389 (44%) women who accepted self-tests. Among these women, 93% offered HIVSTs to their male partner; of these, 95% reported their male partners used the self-test and 99% used a self-test with their partner.
conclusionAmong women attending routine maternal and child health and family planning services who had male partners of unknown HIV status, over half accepted self-tests for partner testing. Most women with outcomes ascertained reported that male partners accepted and used self-tests and that couples testing occurred.
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