Health, harm reduction, and social service providers' perspectives on the appropriateness and feasibility of peer distribution of HIV self-test kits among people who use drugs

Abstract Background People who use drugs (PWUD) experience elevated HIV risk and numerous barriers to facility-based HIV testing. HIV self-testing (HIVST) could circumvent many of those barriers and is acceptable among PWUD, yet HIVST implementation for PWUD is limited. Service providers' persp...

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Main Authors:	Angela R. Bazzi (Author), Chad J. Valasek (Author), Tara Stamos-Buesig (Author), William H. Eger (Author), Alicia Harvey-Vera (Author), Carlos F. Vera (Author), Jennifer L. Syvertsen (Author), Erik D. Storholm (Author), Tyler S. Bartholomew (Author), Hansel E. Tookes (Author), Steffanie A. Strathdee (Author), Heather A. Pines (Author)
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Published:	BMC, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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