Supervised and Unsupervised Self-Testing for HIV in High- and Low-Risk Populations: A Systematic Review

PLoS Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2013, Pages

  Pant Pai, Nitika ^a   Sharma, Jigyasa ^b   Shivkumar, Sushmita ^a   Pillay, Sabrina ^a   Vadnais, Caroline ^a   Joseph, Lawrence ^b   Dheda, Keertan ^c   Peeling, Rosanna W ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^d LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL SUPERVISION; COUNSELING; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INCOME; LOW RISK POPULATION; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; REVIEW; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WESTERN BLOTTING;

COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; HIV; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; SELF CARE; SEXUAL PARTNERS;

EID: 84876891980     PISSN: 15491277     EISSN: 15491676     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1001414     Document Type: Review

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