Effect and cost of two successive home visits to increase HIV testing coverage: a prospective study in Lesotho, Southern Africa

• Main Authors: Niklaus Daniel Labhardt (Author), Isaac Ringera (Author), Thabo Ishmael Lejone (Author), Alain Amstutz (Author), Thomas Klimkait (Author), Josephine Muhairwe (Author), Tracy Renee Glass (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Home-based HIV testing and counselling (HB-HTC) is frequently used to increase awareness of HIV status in sub-Saharan Africa. Whereas acceptance of HB-HTC is usually high, testing coverage may remain low due to household members being absent during the home visits. This study ass...