Assessing awareness and use of HIV self-testing kits after the introduction of a community-based HIV self-testing programme among men who have sex with men in Kenya.

• Main Authors: Souradet Y Shaw (Author), Stella Leung (Author), Shajy Isac (Author), Helgar Musyoki (Author), Mary Mugambi (Author), Japheth Kioko (Author), Janet Musimbi (Author), Kennedy Olango (Author), Samuel Kuria (Author), Martin K Ongaro (Author), Jeffrey Walimbwa (Author), Memory Melon (Author), Faran Emmanuel (Author), Stephen Moses (Author), James F Blanchard (Author), Michael Pickles (Author), Lisa Lazarus (Author), Robert R Lorway (Author), Marissa L Becker (Author), Sharmistha Mishra (Author), Parinita Bhattacharjee (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Men who have sex with men (MSM) bear a disproportionate burden of new HIV infections in Kenya, while experiencing discrimination, leading to suboptimal levels of HIV care. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a tool to increase HIV screening and earlier diagnosis; however, questions remain regarding how best...