Academic Journal
The Implementation of HIV Self-Testing in Resource-Limited Settings Where the HIV Disease Burden is High
| العنوان: | The Implementation of HIV Self-Testing in Resource-Limited Settings Where the HIV Disease Burden is High |
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| المؤلفون: | Balakrishnan, Pachamuthu, Smiline Girija, A. S., Shanmugam, Saravanan, Kannan, Iyanar, Vignesh, Ramachandran, Shankar, Esaki M., Sucharitha, Sree T. |
| المصدر: | International Journal of Public Health ; volume 68 ; ISSN 1661-8564 |
| بيانات النشر: | Frontiers Media SA |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | Frontiers (Publisher - via CrossRef) |
| الوصف: | 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. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article in journal/newspaper |
| اللغة: | unknown |
| DOI: | 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605790 |
| DOI: | 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605790/full |
| الاتاحة: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605790 https://www.ssph-journal.org/articles/10.3389/ijph.2023.1605790/full |
| Rights: | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| رقم الانضمام: | edsbas.64F6E5F9 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | BASE |
| DOI: | 10.3389/ijph.2023.1605790 |
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