HIV self-testing in resource-limited settings: Regulatory and policy considerations

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2014, Pages

  Wong, Vincent ^a   Johnson, Cheryl ^b   Cowan, Elliot ^c   Rosenthal, Matthew ^d   Peeling, Rosanna ^e   Miralles, Maria ^f   Sands, Anita ^b   Brown, Charlene ^a  

^a CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^b WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^c Partners in Diagnostics LLC   (United States)

^d USAID Namibia   (Namibia)

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

^f UNITED STATES AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT   (United States)

Author keywords

Diagnostics; HIV; HTC; Policy; Rapid test; Regulation; Self testing; Testing; VCT

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; SELF CARE;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ETHICS; HEALTH POLICY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; SELF CARE;

EID: 84904396172     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0825-9     Document Type: Article

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