dc.contributor.author | Sundararajan, Radhika | |
dc.contributor.author | Ponticiello, Matthew | |
dc.contributor.author | Nansera, Denis | |
dc.contributor.author | Jeremiah, Kidola | |
dc.contributor.author | Muyindike, Winnie | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-22T07:49:13Z | |
dc.date.available | 2024-03-22T07:49:13Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Sundararajan, R., Ponticiello, M., Nansera, D., Jeremiah, K., & Muyindike, W. (2022). Interventions to increase HIV testing uptake in global settings. Current HIV/AIDS Reports, 19(3), 184-193. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://ir.must.ac.ug/xmlui/handle/123456789/3491 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose of Review: HIV testing is the critical first step to direct people living with HIV (PLWH) to treatment. However, progress is still being made towards the UNAIDS benchmark of 95% of PLWH knowing their status by 2030. Here, we discuss recent interventions to improve HIV testing uptake in global settings.
Recent Findings: Successful facility-based HIV testing interventions involve couples and index testing, partner notification, and offering of incentives. Community-based interventions such as home-based self-testing, mobile outreach, and hybrid approaches have improved HIV testing in low-resource settings and among priority populations. Partnerships with trusted community leaders have also increased testing among populations disproportionally impacted by HIV. Summary: Recent HIV testing interventions span a breadth of facility- and community-based approaches. Continued research is needed to engage men in sub-Saharan Africa, people who inject drugs, and people who avoid biomedical care. Interventions should consider supporting linkage to care for newly diagnosed PLWH. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Current HIV/AIDS Reports | en_US |
dc.subject | HIV testing | en_US |
dc.subject | Interventions | en_US |
dc.subject | Global | en_US |
dc.subject | Facility-based | en_US |
dc.subject | Community-based | en_US |
dc.title | Interventions to Increase HIV Testing Uptake in Global Settings | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |