Realizing the potential for HIV self-testing

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 18, Issue SUPPL. 4, 2014, Pages

  Johnson, C ^a   Baggaley, R ^a   Forsythe, S ^b   Van Rooyen, H ^c   Ford, N ^a   Napierala Mavedzenge, S ^d   Corbett, E ^e   Natarajan, P ^f   Taegtmeyer, M ^f  

^a WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION   (Switzerland)

^b Futures Institute   (United States)

^c HUMAN SCIENCES RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^d RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

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

^f LIVERPOOL SCHOOL OF TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

HIV; HIV self testing; HIV testing and counseling; Prevention; Rapid diagnostic test; Testing gap

Indexed keywords

ETHICS; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN RIGHTS; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; SELF CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ETHICS; HEALTH POLICY; HIV SEROPOSITIVITY; HUMAN RIGHTS; HUMANS; MASS SCREENING; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF CARE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

EID: 84904396304     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-014-0832-x     Document Type: Review

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