HIV self-testing in adolescents living in Sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (8) ◽  
pp. 648-651
Author(s):  
S. Tonen-Wolyec ◽  
D. Koyalta ◽  
R.-S. Mboumba Bouassa ◽  
M. Filali ◽  
S. Batina-Agasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Prevalence and Correlates of Pregnancy Self-Testing Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Western Kenya

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nina Njeri Nganga ◽  
Julia Dettinger ◽  
John Kinuthia ◽  
Jared Baeten ◽  
Grace John-Stewart ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Future Research ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Western Kenya ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Exposure Prophylaxis

Abstract In sub-Saharan Africa little is known about how often women use pregnancy self-tests or characteristics of these women despite evidence that pregnancy self-testing is associated with early antenatal care (ANC) attendance. Understanding the characteristics of women who use pregnancy self-tests may facilitate early access to ANC and preventive interventions in pregnancy. We conducted a cross-sectional survey on an ongoing pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) implementation study which enrolled pregnant women to determine the prevalence and factors associated with pregnancy self-testing among women in western Kenya. Overall in our study population, the prevalence of pregnancy self-testing was 22% and higher among women who were employed, currently in school, had previous pregnancy complications, received services from urban health facilities, and had partners who had at least attended secondary school. The most reported reasons for non-use of pregnancy self-tests included not thinking it was necessary, lack of knowledge, and lack of money to pay for the test. Future research should focus on understanding the knowledge and attitudes of women toward pregnancy self-testing.

HIV Self-testing in Sub-Saharan Africa: Strategies to Enhance and Measure Linkage to Care

2014 ◽  
pp. 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Cherutich ◽  
Ann Kurth ◽  
Helgar Musyoki ◽  
Nduku Kilonzo ◽  
William Maina
Keyword(s):  
Linkage To Care ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals Why I Can’t, Won’t or Don’t Test for HIV: Insights from Australian Migrants Born in Sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (6) ◽  
pp. 1034 ◽  
Author(s):  
Corie Gray ◽  
Roanna Lobo ◽  
Lea Narciso ◽  
Enaam Oudih ◽  
Praveena Gunaratnam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Early Diagnosis ◽  
Southeast Asia ◽  
Focus Groups ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Northeast Asia ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Testing Methods ◽  
Rapid Hiv Testing ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Sub Saharan

People born in sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are overrepresented in HIV notifications in Australia. Just under half of all notifications among people from sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia are diagnosed late. Increased HIV testing among these communities is necessary to ensure early diagnosis, better care and reduce likelihood of HIV onward transmission. Recently, Australia has made new HIV testing methods available: rapid HIV testing and self-testing kits. We conducted 11 focus groups with 77 participants with people from sub-Saharan Africa, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asia in four jurisdictions in Australia. Focus groups discussed barriers to HIV testing and the acceptability of new testing methods. Barriers to HIV testing included: cost and eligibility of health services, low visibility of HIV in Australia, HIV-related stigma, and missed opportunities by general practitioners (GPs) for early diagnosis of HIV and linkage into care. Participants had low levels of knowledge on where to test for HIV and the different methods available. Diverse opportunities for testing were considered important. Interventions to increase HIV testing rates among sub-Saharan African, Southeast Asia and Northeast Asian migrants in Australia need to be multi-strategic and aimed at individual, community and policy levels. New methods of HIV testing, including rapid HIV testing and self-testing, present an opportunity to engage with migrants outside of traditional health care settings.

scholarly journals Menʼs perspectives on HIV self-testing in sub-Saharan Africa

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (3) ◽  
pp. 571-575 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mbuzeleni Hlongwa ◽  
Khumbulani Hlongwana
Keyword(s):  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals SARS-CoV-2 and HIV: Convergence of Two Pandemics in the Caribbean

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Paulino-Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Hiv Care ◽  
Caribbean Region ◽  
Community Based ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
The Social ◽  
Timely Access ◽  
The Caribbean ◽  
Sub Saharan

This article describes the social, biological, and programmatic interactions between HIV and SARS-CoV-2 co-infections in The Caribbean region. The country islands represent the second most affected region by HIV/AIDS after Sub-Saharan Africa. After the first confirmed COVID-19 cases in the region, it is necessary to reinvent the programmatic interventions designed to eliminate HIV transmission, and implement innovative interventions that are not yet currently available like PrEP, HIV self-testing, and multiple medication dispensing. COVID-19 pandemic offers an opportunity to governments, community-based organizations, and international partners to maintain the HIV care continuum, with particular efforts made to ensure timely access to, and to avoid disruption of routinely HIV services.

scholarly journals Evaluation of the practicability and virological performance of finger-stick whole-blood HIV self-testing in French-speaking sub-Saharan Africa

PLoS ONE ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. e0189475 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serge Tonen-Wolyec ◽  
Salomon Batina-Agasa ◽  
Jérémie Muwonga ◽  
Franck Fwamba N’kulu ◽  
Ralph-Sydney Mboumba Bouassa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Whole Blood ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
French Speaking ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Finger Stick

scholarly journals Human immunodeficiency virus self-testing in adolescents living in Sub-Saharan Africa: An advocacy

2019 ◽  
Vol 60 (4) ◽  
pp. 165 ◽  
Author(s):  
Serge Tonen-Wolyec ◽  
François-Xavier Mbopi-Kéou ◽  
Donato Koyalta ◽  
Mounir Filali ◽  
Salomon Batina-Agasa ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Human Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Immunodeficiency Virus ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals HIV Self-Testing Uptake and Intervention Strategies Among Men in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Akeen Hamilton ◽  
Noah Thompson ◽  
Augustine T. Choko ◽  
Mbuzeleni Hlongwa ◽  
Pauline Jolly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Systematic Review ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Sex Workers ◽  
Linkage To Care ◽  
Intervention Strategies ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Manual Search ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Testing Uptake ◽  
Sub Saharan

Background: HIV testing is an essential gateway to HIV prevention and treatment services. However, HIV testing uptake remains low among men due to stigma, discrimination, and confidentiality concerns. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an alternative HIV testing method that can address many of these barriers for men. We conducted a systematic review to examine HIVST uptake and intervention strategies among Men in Sub-Saharan Africa.Methods: We used a systematic approach to survey literature published from January 2010 to June 2020 using five electronic databases (PubMed-Medline, CINAHL Complete, PsychINFO, Google Scholar, and Web of Science) and a manual search. Studies were included if they were peer-reviewed, published in English, and examined HIVST willingness, uptake, and/or linkage to care and included men in Sub-Saharan Africa.Results: Sixty-three articles related to HIVST were reviewed. Of the included articles, 37 discussed HIVST uptake/acceptability and 24 discussed intervention strategies. Both oral swab and finger-prick methods had high acceptability with ease of access and availability of the test cited as important by men. Free HIVST kits were preferred by men. Secondary distribution of kits via peers, sexual partners, and female sex workers were successful.Conclusion: HIV self-testing is highly acceptable to men. More efforts are needed to develop policies to implement HIVST programs targeting men in Sub-Saharan Africa, including a focus on linkage to care in sub-Saharan Africa. Future interventions should directly target men independently in tandem with using peers and their romantic partners to promote self-testing among men in sub-Saharan Africa. HIVST kit distribution strategies should be combined with services that can offer confirmatory tests and counseling for men as well as linkage to care.

scholarly journals Scaling up HIV self-testing in sub-Saharan Africa

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (1) ◽  
pp. 14-24 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pitchaya P. Indravudh ◽  
Augustine T. Choko ◽  
Elizabeth L. Corbett
Keyword(s):  
Scaling Up ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Sub Saharan

scholarly journals “He Told Me to Check My Health”: A Qualitative Exploration of Social Network Influence on Men’s HIV Testing Behavior and HIV Self-Testing Willingness in Tanzania

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
pp. 1185-1196 ◽  
Author(s):  
Donaldson F. Conserve ◽  
Dawit Alemu ◽  
Thespina Yamanis ◽  
Suzanne Maman ◽  
Lusajo Kajula
Keyword(s):  
Social Network ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Risky Sexual Behavior ◽  
Sub Saharan Africa ◽  
Quantitative Evidence ◽  
Testing Strategies ◽  
Self Testing ◽  
Social Network Influence ◽  
Sub Saharan ◽  
Qualitative Exploration

Men continue to test for HIV at a low rate in sub-Saharan Africa. Recent quantitative evidence from sub-Saharan Africa indicates that encouragement to test for HIV from men’s network members is associated with higher previous HIV testing and HIV self-testing (HIVST) willingness. Leveraging this positive network influence to promote HIVST among men is a promising strategy that could increase HIV testing. This study investigated the reasons and strategies men used to encourage their peers to test for HIV and the outcomes in order to inform the development of a social network-based HIVST intervention for men called STEP (Self-Testing Education and Promotion). Twenty-three men from networks locally referred to as “camps” were interviewed to explore reasons for encouraging HIV testing, strategies to encourage HIV testing, and outcomes of HIV testing encouragement. Reasons men reported for encouraging their peers to test for HIV included awareness of their peers’ risky sexual behavior, knowing an HIV-positive peer, and having HIV testing experience. Strategies for encouraging testing included engaging in formal and informal conversations and accompanying friends to the clinic. Encouragement outcomes included HIV testing for some men while others remained untested due to lack of privacy in the clinic and fear of HIV stigma. Willingness to self-test for HIV and an interest to educate peers about HIVST were other outcomes of HIV testing encouragement. These findings underscore the potential of leveraging men’s existing HIV testing encouragement strategies to promote HIVST among their peers.

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