Uptake and acceptability of oral HIV self-testing among community pharmacy clients in Kenya: A feasibility study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2017, Pages

  Mugo, Peter M ^a   Micheni, Murugi ^a   Shangala, Jimmy ^a   Hussein, Mohamed H ^b   Graham, Susan M ^a,c   Rinke De Wit, Tobias F ^d   Sanders, Eduard J ^a,d,e  

^a KEMRI WELLCOME TRUST RESEARCH PROGRAMME   (Kenya)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Kenya)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADJUSTED RISK RATIO; ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMMUNITY PHARMACY CLIENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HIV TEST; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; INFORMATION PROCESSING; KENYA; MALE; MISCELLANEOUS NAMED GROUPS; ORAL HIV TEST; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PRETEST COUNSELING; STAFF TRAINING; WILLINGNESS TO PAY; YOUNG ADULT; ADOLESCENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; HEALTH SERVICE; HIV INFECTIONS; MASS SCREENING; PHARMACY; SELF CARE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UTILIZATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; FEMALE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; KENYA; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PERSONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PHARMACEUTICAL SERVICES; PHARMACIES; SELF CARE;

EID: 85010993745     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0170868     Document Type: Article

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