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“I think it is right”: a qualitative exploration of the acceptability and desired future use of oral swab and finger-prick HIV self-tests by lay users in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa

BACKGROUND: The uptake of HIV testing has increased in sub-Saharan Africa over the past three decades. However, the proportion of people aware of their HIV status remains lower than required to change the pandemic. HIV self-testing (HIVST) may meet this gap. Assessment of readiness for and the accep...

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Autores principales: Knight, Lucia, Makusha, Tawanda, Lim, Jeanette, Peck, Roger, Taegtmeyer, Miriam, van Rooyen, Heidi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5604290/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28923121
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13104-017-2810-7