HIV self-testing in Peru: questionable availability, high acceptability but potential low linkage to care among men who have sex with men and transgender women

International Journal of STD and AIDS

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 133-137

  Bustamante, Maria Jose ^a   Konda, Kelika A ^a,b   Joseph Davey, Dvora ^b   León, Segundo R ^a   Calvo, Gino M ^a,c   Salvatierra, Javier ^d   Brown, Brandon ^e   Caceres, Carlos F ^a   Klausner, Jeffrey D ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD PERUANA CAYETANO HEREDIA   (Peru)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Epicentro   (Peru)

^d Barton Health Center   (Peru)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

HIV; homosexual; Peru; self testing; transgender women

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COST; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEN WHO HAVE SEX WITH MEN; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PATIENT CARE; PERU; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF EVALUATION; TRANSGENDER; ADULT; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HIV INFECTIONS; MALE HOMOSEXUALITY; MASS SCREENING; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SELF CARE; SERODIAGNOSIS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION; UTILIZATION;

DIAGNOSTIC KIT;

ADULT; AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; CONTINUITY OF PATIENT CARE; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES ACCESSIBILITY; HIV INFECTIONS; HOMOSEXUALITY, MALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; PERU; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SELF CARE; TRANSGENDER PERSONS;

EID: 85011552250     PISSN: 09564624     EISSN: 17581052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0956462416630674     Document Type: Article

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