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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
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Autores:
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Bustamante, Maria Jose ;
Konda, Kelika A. ;
Joseph Davey, Dvora ;
Leon, Segundo R. ;
Calvo, Gino M. ;
Salvatierra, Javier ;
Brown, Brandon ;
Caceres, Carlos F. ;
Klausner, Jeffrey D.
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Sage publications, 2019-01-25T15:18:36Z
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https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/deed.es
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Resumen:
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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
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En línea:
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http://doi.org/10.1177/0956462416630674
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