Effect of facility-based HIV self-testing on uptake of testing among outpatients in Malawi: a cluster-randomised trial

• Main Authors: Kathryn Dovel, PhD (Author), Frackson Shaba, MPH (Author), O Agatha Offorjebe, MD (Author), Kelvin Balakasi, BA (Author), Mike Nyirenda, MD (Author), Khumbo Phiri, MPH (Author), Sundeep K Gupta, MD (Author), Vincent Wong, MSc (Author), Chi-Hong Tseng, PhD (Author), Brooke E Nichols, PhD (Author), Refiloe Cele, MSc (Author), Eric Lungu, BA (Author), Tobias Masina, BA (Author), Thomas J Coates, ProfPhD (Author), Risa M Hoffman, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2020-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Summary: Background: HIV self-testing increases testing uptake in sub-Saharan Africa but scale-up is challenging because of resource constraints. We evaluated an HIV self-testing intervention integrated into high-burden outpatient departments in Malawi. Methods: In this cluster-randomised trial, we...