A Global Review of HIV Self-testing: Themes and Implications

AIDS and Behavior

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 497-512

  Stevens, Danielle R ^a   Vrana, Caroline J ^a   Dlin, Raviv E ^b   Korte, Jeffrey E ^a  

^a MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b ITHACA COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Acceptability; Blood self test; HIV self testing; Oral self test; Perceptions

Indexed keywords

BLOOD; COMPENSATION; COUNSELING; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTION; SELF EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; PATIENT ATTITUDE; PROCEDURES; SELF CARE; SERODIAGNOSIS;

AIDS SERODIAGNOSIS; COUNSELING; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SELF CARE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 85011650830     PISSN: 10907165     EISSN: 15733254     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10461-017-1707-8     Document Type: Review

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