Evaluation of community-based HIV self-testing delivery strategies on reducing undiagnosed HIV infection, and improving linkage to prevention and treatment services, among men who have sex with men in Kenya: a programme science study protocol

• Main Authors: Parinita Bhattacharjee (Author), Dorothy Rego (Author), Helgar Musyoki (Author), Marissa Becker (Author), Michael Pickles (Author), Shajy Isac (Author), Robert Lorway (Author), Janet Musimbi (Author), Jeffrey Walimbwa (Author), Kennedy Olango (Author), Samuel Kuria (Author), Martin Kyana Ongaro (Author), Amy Sahai (Author), Mary Mugambi (Author), Faran Emmanuel (Author), Sharmistha Mishra (Author), Kigen Bartilol (Author), Stephen Moses (Author), James Blanchard (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background HIV prevalence among men having sex with men (MSM) in Kenya is 18.2%. Despite scale-up of HIV testing services, many MSM remain unaware of their HIV status and thus do not benefit from accessing HIV treatment or prevention services. HIV self-testing (HIVST) may help address this...