ReviewJournal of clinical microbiology2019
Bringing HIV Self-Testing to Scale in the United States: a Review of Challenges, Potential Solutions, and Future Opportunities.
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50 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Direct Access for Patients to Diagnostic Testing and Results Using eHealth: Systematic Review on eHealth and Diagnostics.Journal of medical Internet research · 2022Pooled it
- Prevalence of HIV Self-Testing Among Men Who Have Sex With Men: Evidence Synthesis by Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.American journal of men's healthPooled it
- Efficacy of the mLab App: a randomized clinical trial for increasing HIV testing uptake using mobile technology.Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association : JAMIA · 2025Trial
- Factors associated with mobile app-based ordering of HIV self-test kits among men who have sex with men in Atlanta, Detroit and New York City: an exploratory secondary analysis of a randomized control trial.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2023Trial
- Comparison of practicability and effectiveness between unassisted HIV self-testing and directly assisted HIV self-testing in the Democratic Republic of the Congo: a randomized feasibility trial.BMC infectious diseases · 2020Trial
- FlowSpot Enables Decentralized Phenotypic and Functional Cellular Immune Profiling from Dried Blood Spots.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Detailed HIV Self-Testing Patterns Derived from Paradata in the mLab App Clinical Trial.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- HIV Self-Test Program Preferences Among Non-Hispanic Black and Hispanic Men Who Have Sex with Men in the Southern United States: A Discrete Choice Experiment.AIDS and behavior · 2026Article
- Stigma, privacy concerns, sexual behaviors, and testing history shape willingness to use HIV self-testing among African refugee men engaged in sex work in Italy - a mixed method study-BGSH-023.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Evaluation of the service quality and diagnostic performance of syphilis self-test kits purchased from E-commerce platforms in China.Scientific reports · 2026Article
- Developing culturally responsive sexual health interventions: recommendations from Middle Eastern and North African diaspora youth in Ontario, Canada.Frontiers in public health · 2026Article
- Urine-based HIV-1 self-testing in China: A cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy and usability study.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- [Point-of-care tests for sexually transmitted infections-what is the current status?]Bundesgesundheitsblatt, Gesundheitsforschung, Gesundheitsschutz · 2025Article
- Oral fluid versus blood in HIV self-testing: A step towards "95-95-95" targets of the UNAIDS?Diagnostic microbiology and infectious disease · 2025Review
- Factors influencing HIV testing choices among Chinese undergraduates: insights from a discrete choice experiment.BMC public health · 2025Article
- Testing a Push-Pull model: community-based dissemination of oral HIV self-testing.Translational behavioral medicine · 2025Article
- Therapeutic approaches for septicemia induced by multidrug-resistant bacteria using desert-adapted plants.Frontiers in cellular and infection microbiology · 2025Article
- Predicting HIV self-testing intentions among Chinese college students: a dual-model analysis integrating health belief constructs and machine learning prioritization.Frontiers in public health · 2025Article
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- Evaluating the feasibility and attitudes towards SARS-CoV-2 self-testing in a rural population in Zimbabwe: a cross-sectional survey.BMJ open · 2024Article
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Abstract
HIV self-testing (HIVST) provides an at-home option to counter the barriers that patients face with testing performed in health care settings. HIVST has gradually increased in popularity in a time when social media and technology-based solutions are preferred. In this paper, we consider the aspects of self-testing that merit its integration into HIV testing and prevention systems in the United States. Several elements favor self-testing for large-scale implementation, including ease of use, convenience, potential for integration with mobile health (mHealth), and availability for various modes of distribution. HIVST has a demonstrated ability to reach at-risk individuals who otherwise rarely test. The paradigm of self-testing, however, introduces new challenges, including lesser test performance relative to that in health care settings, nonstandard counseling following receipt of test results, and difficulty in providing linkage to care. After discussing the performance of oral fluid versus blood-based HIVST, we review data regarding acceptability of HIVST, offer insights into counseling and linkage to care for HIVST, and provide examples of novel applications of and future research directions for HIVST.
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