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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
HIV self-testing in Peru: questionable availability, high acceptability but potential low linkage to care among men who have sex with men and transgender women
International Journal of STD and AIDS, Volume 28, No. 2, Year 2017
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Description
HIV status awareness is key to prevention, linkage-to-care and treatment. Our study evaluated the accessibility and potential willingness of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women in Peru. We surveyed four pharmacy chains in Peru to ascertain the commercial availability of the oral HIV self-test. The pharmacies surveyed confirmed that HIV self-test kits were available; however, those available were not intended for individual use, but for clinician use. We interviewed 147 MSM and 45 transgender women; nearly all (82%) reported willingness to perform the oral HIV self-test. However, only 55% of participants would definitely seek a confirmatory test in a clinic after an HIV-positive test result. Further, price may be a barrier, as HIV self-test kits were available for 18 USD, and MSM and transgender women were only willing to pay an average of 5 USD. HIV self-testing may facilitate increased access to HIV testing among some MSM/transgender women in Peru. However, price may prevent use, and poor uptake of confirmatory testing may limit linkage to HIV treatment and care. © 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
Authors & Co-Authors
Konda, Kelika A.
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Joseph-Davey, Dvora Leah
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Segundo Ramos, Leon Sandoval
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Brown, Brandon J.
United States, Riverside
Ucr School of Medicine
Cáceres, Carlos F.
Peru, Lima
Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia
Klausner, Jeffrey David
United States, Los Angeles
University of California, Los Angeles
Statistics
Citations: 38
Authors: 6
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1177/0956462416630674
ISSN:
09564624
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Participants Gender
Male
Female