Country adoption of WHO 2019 guidance on HIV testing strategies and algorithms: a policy review across the WHO African region
Emmanuel Fajardo,
Céline Lastrucci,
Nayé Bah
et al.
Abstract:ObjectivesIn 2019, the WHO released guidelines on HIV testing service (HTS). We aim to assess the adoption of six of these recommendations on HIV testing strategies among African countries.DesignPolicy review.Setting47 countries within the WHO African region.ParticipantsNational HTS policies from the WHO African region as of December 2021.Primary and secondary outcome measures: Uptake of WHO recommendations across national HTS policies including the standard three-test strategy; discontinuation of a tiebreaker… Show more
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