Observational studyAIDS and behavior2020
Alone But Supported: A Qualitative Study of an HIV Self-testing App in an Observational Cohort Study in South Africa.
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- Barriers associated with the implementation, adoption, scale-up and sustainability of mHealth in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review guided by the NASSS Framework.BMJ health & care informatics · 2026Pooled it
- Evidence on Digital HIV Self-Testing From Accuracy to Impact: Updated Systematic Review.Journal of medical Internet research · 2025Pooled it
- HIV Self-Testing Uptake and Intervention Strategies Among Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review.Frontiers in public health · 2021Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Technology-Assisted HIV Testing Interventions.Current HIV/AIDS reports · 2020Pooled it
- User Input in the Development of Digital Sexual Health Tools: A Scoping Review and Guidance for Tool Developers.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2025Article
- Telemedicine Adoption and Prospects in Sub-Sahara Africa: A Systematic Review with a Focus on South Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- Preventing Unintended Pregnancies and HIV Through Self-Care Interventions in East and Southern Africa: Findings From a Structured Review.Public health reviews · 2025Review
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- How to make an app-based program work and show how it works.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- The status of machine learning in HIV testing in South Africa: a qualitative inquiry with stakeholders in Gauteng province.Frontiers in digital health · 2025Article
- Evaluating the feasibility and attitudes towards SARS-CoV-2 self-testing in a rural population in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional survey.BMJ open · 2024Article
- Self-Testing for Dementia: A Phenomenological Analysis of Fear.The Journal of medical humanities · 2024Article
- Full title- acceptability and feasibility of HIV self-testing (HIVST) among MSM and transgender women (Heliyon · 2024Article
- Evaluation of Chinese HIV Mobile Apps by Researchers and Patients With HIV: Quality Evaluation Study.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2024Article
- Challenges and Facilitators for HIV Testing Services and HIV Self-Testing Programming During Emergency Care in Kenya: A Qualitative Study of Patients.Journal of sexual health and AIDS research · 2024Article
- Potentially Identifying Variables Reported in 100 Qualitative Health Research Articles: Implications for Data Sharing and Secondary Analysis.Forum, qualitative social research · 2023Article
- Scoping review of health information technology usability methods leveraged in Africa.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2023Article
- Socioeconomic factors impact the risk of HIV acquisition in the township population of South Africa: A Bayesian analysis.PLOS global public health · 2023Article
- World AIDS Day 2022: A bittersweet commemoration of the global HIV/AIDS response.The Indian journal of medical research · 2022Article
- Sensitivity and specificity of OraQuick® HIV self-test compared to a 4th generation laboratory reference standard algorithm in urban and rural Zambia.BMC infectious diseases · 2022Article
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Abstract
HIV self-testing has the potential to improve test access and uptake, but concerns remain regarding counselling and support during and after HIV self-testing. We investigated an oral HIV self-testing strategy together with a mobile phone/tablet application to see if and how it provided counselling and support, and how it might impact test access. This ethnographic study was nested within an ongoing observational cohort study in Cape Town, South Africa. Qualitative data was collected from study participants and study staff using 33 semi-structured interviews, one focus group discussion, and observation notes. The app provided information and guidance while also addressing privacy concerns. The flexibility and support provided by the strategy gave participants more control in choosing whom they included during testing. Accessibility concerns included smartphone access and usability issues for older and rural users. The adaptable access and support of this strategy could aid in expanding test access in South Africa.
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