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HIV testing and linkage to ART following secondary distribution of HIV self‐test kits to male partners of women living with HIV: a pilot randomized control trial in Mpumalanga, South Africa
INTRODUCTION: South African men are underrepresented in HIV testing and treatment services. Secondary distribution of oral HIV self‐test (HIVST) kits by women living with HIV (WLHIV) to their male partners (i.e. index partner HIVST) may increase men's testing and treatment but has been understu...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9188623/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35690880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25937 |
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author | Joseph Davey, Dvora L. Wall, Kristin M. Naidoo, Nireshni Naidoo, Dhirisha Xaba, Gugu Serao, Claire Malone, Todd Dovel, Kathryn |
author_facet | Joseph Davey, Dvora L. Wall, Kristin M. Naidoo, Nireshni Naidoo, Dhirisha Xaba, Gugu Serao, Claire Malone, Todd Dovel, Kathryn |
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description | INTRODUCTION: South African men are underrepresented in HIV testing and treatment services. Secondary distribution of oral HIV self‐test (HIVST) kits by women living with HIV (WLHIV) to their male partners (i.e. index partner HIVST) may increase men's testing and treatment but has been understudied. METHODS: Between March and July 2021, we evaluated the effectiveness of index partner HIVST versus the standard of care (SOC) (invitations for men's facility‐based testing) on men's testing in a 1:1 randomized control trial. Eligibility criteria included: WLHIV; ≥18 years of age; attending one of four high‐density rural clinics; have a working cell phone; and self‐reported having a primary male partner of unknown serostatus. The primary outcome was the proportion of WLHIV reporting that her partner tested for HIV within 3 months after enrolment. RESULTS: We enrolled 180 WLHIV and 176 completed an endline survey (mean age = 35 years, 15% pregnant, 47% unmarried or non‐cohabiting). In the HIVST arm, 78% of male partners were reported to have tested for HIV versus 55% in SOC (RR = 1.41; 95% CI = 1.14–1.76). In the HIVST arm, nine men were reactive with HIVST (14% positivity), six were confirmed HIV positive with standard testing (67%) and all of those started antiretroviral therapy (ART), and four HIV‐negative men started pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) (5%). In SOC, six men were diagnosed with HIV (12% positivity), 100% started ART and seven HIV‐negative men started PrEP (16%). One case of verbal intimate partner violence was reported in the HIVST arm. CONCLUSIONS: Secondary distribution of HIVST to partners of WLHIV was acceptable and effective for improving HIV testing among men in rural South Africa in our pilot study. Interventions are needed to link reactive HIVST users to confirmatory testing and ART. |
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spelling | pubmed-91886232022-06-15 HIV testing and linkage to ART following secondary distribution of HIV self‐test kits to male partners of women living with HIV: a pilot randomized control trial in Mpumalanga, South Africa Joseph Davey, Dvora L. Wall, Kristin M. Naidoo, Nireshni Naidoo, Dhirisha Xaba, Gugu Serao, Claire Malone, Todd Dovel, Kathryn J Int AIDS Soc Research Articles INTRODUCTION: South African men are underrepresented in HIV testing and treatment services. Secondary distribution of oral HIV self‐test (HIVST) kits by women living with HIV (WLHIV) to their male partners (i.e. index partner HIVST) may increase men's testing and treatment but has been understudied. METHODS: Between March and July 2021, we evaluated the effectiveness of index partner HIVST versus the standard of care (SOC) (invitations for men's facility‐based testing) on men's testing in a 1:1 randomized control trial. Eligibility criteria included: WLHIV; ≥18 years of age; attending one of four high‐density rural clinics; have a working cell phone; and self‐reported having a primary male partner of unknown serostatus. The primary outcome was the proportion of WLHIV reporting that her partner tested for HIV within 3 months after enrolment. RESULTS: We enrolled 180 WLHIV and 176 completed an endline survey (mean age = 35 years, 15% pregnant, 47% unmarried or non‐cohabiting). In the HIVST arm, 78% of male partners were reported to have tested for HIV versus 55% in SOC (RR = 1.41; 95% CI = 1.14–1.76). In the HIVST arm, nine men were reactive with HIVST (14% positivity), six were confirmed HIV positive with standard testing (67%) and all of those started antiretroviral therapy (ART), and four HIV‐negative men started pre‐exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) (5%). In SOC, six men were diagnosed with HIV (12% positivity), 100% started ART and seven HIV‐negative men started PrEP (16%). One case of verbal intimate partner violence was reported in the HIVST arm. CONCLUSIONS: Secondary distribution of HIVST to partners of WLHIV was acceptable and effective for improving HIV testing among men in rural South Africa in our pilot study. Interventions are needed to link reactive HIVST users to confirmatory testing and ART. John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2022-06-11 /pmc/articles/PMC9188623/ /pubmed/35690880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25937 Text en © 2022 The Authors. Journal of the International AIDS Society published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of the International AIDS Society. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is an open access article under the terms of the http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) License, which permits use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Research Articles Joseph Davey, Dvora L. Wall, Kristin M. Naidoo, Nireshni Naidoo, Dhirisha Xaba, Gugu Serao, Claire Malone, Todd Dovel, Kathryn HIV testing and linkage to ART following secondary distribution of HIV self‐test kits to male partners of women living with HIV: a pilot randomized control trial in Mpumalanga, South Africa |
title | HIV testing and linkage to ART following secondary distribution of HIV self‐test kits to male partners of women living with HIV: a pilot randomized control trial in Mpumalanga, South Africa |
title_full | HIV testing and linkage to ART following secondary distribution of HIV self‐test kits to male partners of women living with HIV: a pilot randomized control trial in Mpumalanga, South Africa |
title_fullStr | HIV testing and linkage to ART following secondary distribution of HIV self‐test kits to male partners of women living with HIV: a pilot randomized control trial in Mpumalanga, South Africa |
title_full_unstemmed | HIV testing and linkage to ART following secondary distribution of HIV self‐test kits to male partners of women living with HIV: a pilot randomized control trial in Mpumalanga, South Africa |
title_short | HIV testing and linkage to ART following secondary distribution of HIV self‐test kits to male partners of women living with HIV: a pilot randomized control trial in Mpumalanga, South Africa |
title_sort | hiv testing and linkage to art following secondary distribution of hiv self‐test kits to male partners of women living with hiv: a pilot randomized control trial in mpumalanga, south africa |
topic | Research Articles |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9188623/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35690880 http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jia2.25937 |
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