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Announcing the availability of oral HIV self-test kits via text message to increase HIV testing among hard-to-reach truckers in Kenya

A randomized controlled trial

Bibliographic Data

ID15378585
AuthorsElizabeth A Kelvin (0000-0002-0566-8697, City University of New York, corresponding author), Gavin George (0000-0001-7258-8470, University of KwaZulu-Natal), Samuel Kinyanjui, Eva Mwai, Matthew L Romo (0000-0002-3038-0644, City University of New York), Faith Oruko, Jacob Odhiambo (0000-0002-4234-9740), Jacob O Odhiambo, Eston Nyaga, Eston N Nyaga, Joanne E Mantell (0000-0002-0748-5974, Columbia University), Kaymarlin Govender (0000-0002-9586-1510, University of KwaZulu-Natal)
Year2019
Volume19
Issue1
Pages7-7
Publication date2019-01-03
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueBMC Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458
PublisherBioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1186/s12889-018-6345-1
PMID30606161
OpenAlexW2947089608
LanguageEN
Citations received11
References cited10

This trial was registered prior to enrollment at the Registry for International Impact Evaluations (RIDIE STUDY ID: 582a2462ae2ab): http://ridie.3ieimpact.org/index.php?r=search/detailView&id=492 . It was also registered after completion at ClinicalTrials.gov ( ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03662165): https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03662165?term=NCT03662165&type=Intr&cond=HIV&rank=1

Alliance · Biostatistics · Environmental health · Family medicine · Population · Public health · Randomized controlled trial · Test (biology · HIV Research and Treatment · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing · Internal Medicine

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    Open Access•Akeen Hamilton, Noah Thompson et al.•Frontiers in Public Health•2021

  • The Impact on HIV Testing Over 6 Months When Free Oral HIV Self-Test Kits Were Available to Truck Drivers in Kenya

    Open Access•Elizabeth A Kelvin, Gavin George et al.•Frontiers in Public Health•2021

  • Preferences, beliefs, and attitudes about oral fluid and blood-based HIV self-testing among truck drivers in Kenya choosing not to test for HIV

    Open Access•Joanne E Mantell, Aleya Khalifa et al.•Frontiers in Public Health•2022

  • Evaluating effect modification by HIV testing history to understand the mechanisms behind the impact of announcing HIV self-testing availability in a clinic system in Kenya

    Open Access•Elizabeth A Kelvin, Matthew L Romo et al.•Frontiers in Public Health•2023

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    Open Access•Brianna Empringham, Angela Karellis et al.•Frontiers in Public Health•2025

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    Open Access•Keith J Horvath, John Mark Bwanika et al.•AIDS and Behavior•2021

  • The economic costs and cost-effectiveness of HIV self-testing among truck drivers in Kenya

    Open Access•Deo Mujwara, Elizabeth A Kelvin et al.•Health Policy and Planning•2024

  • Promoting Partner Testing and Couples Testing through Secondary Distribution of HIV Self-Tests

    Open Access•Stanley H Master, Kawango Agot et al.•PLoS Medicine•2016

  • Offering self-administered oral HIV testing to truck drivers in Kenya to increase testing

    Open Access•Elizabeth A Kelvin, Gavin George et al.•AIDS Care•2018

  • HIV testing preferences among long distance truck drivers in Kenya

    Open Access•Michael Strauss, Gavin George et al.•AIDS Care•2018

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial to Increase HIV Testing Demand Among Female Sex Workers in Kenya Through Announcing the Availability of HIV Self-testing Via Text Message

    Open Access•Elizabeth A Kelvin, Gavin George et al.•AIDS and Behavior•2018

  • Prevalence of HIV and Associated Risk Factors Among Long Distance Truck Drivers in Inchope, Mozambique, 2012

    Open Access•Carlos Botão, Roberta Horth et al.•AIDS and Behavior•2015

  • Offering Self-administered Oral HIV Testing as a Choice to Truck Drivers in Kenya

    Open Access•Elizabeth A Kelvin, Gavin George et al.•AIDS and Behavior•2017

Citations per year2.2
Citation span2021 - 2026 (6)
Highly citedNo

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