HIV Self-Testing in Resource-Limited Settings
Regulatory and Policy Considerations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15337227 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Vincent Wong (0000-0002-7012-3511, United States Agency for International Development, corresponding author), Cheryl Johnson (0000-0001-5499-5523, World Health Organization), Elliot P Cowan (0000-0001-5138-4209, Medical Discovery Partners (United States)), Elliot Cowan, Matthew Rosenthal (University of Namibia), Rosanna Peeling, Rosanna Ŵ Peeling (0000-0001-7404-8873, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine), Maria Miralles, Maria Carme Miralles (United States Agency for International Development), Anita Sands (0000-0002-8424-754X, World Health Organization), Charlene Brown (United States Agency for International Development) |
| Year | 2014 |
| Volume | 18 |
| Issue | S4 |
| Pages | 415-421 |
| Publication date | 2014-06-23 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS and Behavior (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1090-7165 • E-ISSN: 1573-3254 |
| Publisher | Springer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE) |
| DOI | 10.1007/s10461-014-0825-9 |
| PMID | 24957979 |
| OpenAlex | W1994256321 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 4 |
| References cited | 14 |
HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an emerging HIV testing strategy intended to address challenges of increasing access to preliminary knowledge of serostatus. It offers the potential for tests and testing to reach more people than previously possible, including those who do not seek testing in facilities. With approval of an HIV self-test kit in the USA, increasing evidence from public pilot programs in sub-Saharan Africa showing high acceptability and feasibility, and evidence of the informal sale of rapid HIV test kits in the private sector, options for individuals to access HIV self-testing, as well as consumer-demand, appear to be increasing. More recently WHO and UNAIDS have explored self-testing as an option to achieving greater HIV testing coverage to support global treatment targets. However, for resource-limited settings, technological development, diagnostic device regulation and quality assurance policies are lagging behind. This commentary will examine regulatory and policy issues with HIVST, given its increased prominence as a potential part of the global HIV/AIDS response
Business · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Health psychology · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV · Lagging · Political science · Private sector · Public economics · Public health · Public relations · Resource (disambiguation · Serostatus · Test (biology · Viral load · Computer Science · HIV Research and Treatment · HIV/AIDS drug development and treatment · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing
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| Citations per year | 0.36 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2015 - 2018 (4) |
| Highly cited | No |