Examining the feasibility of assisted index case testing for HIV case-finding: a qualitative analysis of barriers and facilitators to implementation in Malawi

• Main Authors: Caroline J. Meek (Author), Tiwonge E. Mbeya Munkhondya (Author), Mtisunge Mphande (Author), Tapiwa A. Tembo (Author), Mike Chitani (Author), Milenka Jean-Baptiste (Author), Dhrutika Vansia (Author), Caroline Kumbuyo (Author), Jiayu Wang (Author), Katherine R. Simon (Author), Sarah E. Rutstein (Author), Clare Barrington (Author), Maria H. Kim (Author), Vivian F. Go (Author), Nora E. Rosenberg (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2024-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Assisted index case testing (ICT), in which health care workers take an active role in referring at-risk contacts of people living with HIV for HIV testing services, has been widely recognized as an evidence-based intervention with high potential to increase status awareness in p...