An example of an HIV home test (not necessarily one used in the study described in this article). Image: GroundUp/James McIntyre
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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