Announcing the availability of oral HIV self-test kits via text message to increase HIV testing among hard-to-reach truckers in Kenya: a randomized controlled trial

• Main Authors: Elizabeth A. Kelvin (Author), Gavin George (Author), Samuel Kinyanjui (Author), Eva Mwai (Author), Matthew L. Romo (Author), Faith Oruko (Author), Jacob O. Odhiambo (Author), Eston N. Nyaga (Author), Joanne E. Mantell (Author), Kaymarlin Govender (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Truckers in sub-Saharan Africa are at higher risk of contracting HIV than the general population. HIV self-testing may be a way to increase testing rates in this high-risk population. The objective of this randomized controlled trial was to assess whether informing truckers who d...