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ArticleInternational journal of public health2023

The Implementation of HIV Self-Testing in Resource-Limited Settings Where the HIV Disease Burden is High.

Pachamuthu Balakrishnan, A S Smiline Girija, Saravanan Shanmugam, Iyanar Kannan, Ramachandran Vignesh, Esaki M Shankar, Sree T Sucharitha

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Article in International journal of public health, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Pachamuthu BalakrishnanDepartment of Microbiology, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, India.
A S Smiline GirijaDepartment of Microbiology, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, India.
Saravanan ShanmugamDepartment of Microbiology, Centre for Infectious Diseases, Saveetha Dental College and Hospitals, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences (SIMATS), Chennai, India.
Iyanar KannanGlobal Biomedical Research Foundation, Chennai, India.
Ramachandran VigneshPreclinical Department, Faculty of Medicine, Royal College of Medicine Perak, Universiti Kuala Lumpur, Ipoh, Malaysia.
Esaki M ShankarInfection and Inflammation, Department of Biotechnology, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur, India.
Sree T SucharithaDepartment of Community Medicine, Annaii Medical College and Hospital, Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, India.
Saveetha University · INACS Medical College and Hospital · INCentral University of Tamil Nadu · INUniversity of Kuala Lumpur · MY

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In resource-limited settings, there is growing evidence that HIV testing is lacking among high-risk key populations such as men having sex with men, injection drug users, and transgenders largely due to stigma, discrimination, and lack of confidentiality. Findings from recent studies among high-risk key populations and the general population from various regions including resource-limited settings support the need for wider accessibility of HIV self-testing (HIV-ST) to reach those who may not otherwise have access to testing. Therefore, HIV-ST has untapped potential as a strategy to improve access to HIV testing and to increase testing frequency among key high-risk populations and their partners. Though HIV-ST has emerged as a safe, acceptable, and effective way to reach people, there are several roadblocks to implementing the HIV-ST policy, and fast-track policy implementation needs to be necessitated with newer or modified strategic plans.

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HIVHIV InfectionsHIV TestingHomosexuality, MaleHumansMaleResource-Limited SettingsSelf-Testing95-95-95 targetfirst-time testerhigh-risk populationHIV/AIDSHIV self-testingpolicy makingresource-limited settingsWHO

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PMID37266035
PMCPMC10229772
OpenAlexW4377042132

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