Awareness and willingness to use HIV self-testing among people who inject drugs in Iran

• Main Authors: Mehrdad Khezri (Author), Emily Goldmann (Author), Fatemeh Tavakoli (Author), Mohammad Karamouzian (Author), Mostafa Shokoohi (Author), Soheil Mehmandoost (Author), Nima Ghalekhani (Author), Ali Akbar Haghdoost (Author), Don Des Jarlais (Author), Ali Mirzazadeh (Author), Hamid Sharifi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2023-10-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Most people who inject drugs (PWID) in Iran have not undergone recent HIV testing. While PWID face barriers when seeking HIV testing at health facilities, HIV self-testing (HIVST) could be a promising approach to improve HIV testing uptake. We examined the awareness and willingne...