Could use of informal healthcare providers increase uptake of HIV testing? Qualitative results from southwestern Uganda

• Main Authors: Matthew Ponticiello, BS (Author), Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, MD (Author), Denis Nansera, MD (Author), Rachel King, PhD (Author), Radhika Sundararajan, MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Uganda is an HIV-endemic country with prevalence of around 6%, and has yet to reach the 95-95-95 UNAIDS benchmarks for HIV epidemic control. It has previously been reported that approximately 80% of people in sub-Saharan Africa use informal health-care providers such as traditional heale...