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Give HIV home-test kits to men who have sex with men, say researchers

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An example of an HIV home test (not necessarily one used in the study described in this article).

An example of an HIV home test (not necessarily one used in the study described in this article). 
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Giving men who have sex with men (MSM) access to free self-screening HIV kits would increase testing among hard-to-reach groups and help South Africa reach its HIV targets.

This is according to a new study published in the South African Medical Journal (SAMJ).

The study was done with MSM in the high HIV-prevalence districts of Gert Sibande and Ehlanzeni in Mpumalanga where 127 people were provided with their choice of blood or oral fluid self-screening HIV testing kits. Read More

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