Home-based HIV voluntary counseling and testing in developing countries

Increasing Uptake of HIV Testing and Counseling Among the Poorest in Sub-Saharan Countries Through Home-Based Service Provision

“…Consistent with earlier studies,16–20 the uptake of home-based HTC is considerably higher than that of facility-based HTC: 62.5% of eligible men, and 70.7% of eligible women participated learned their test result. Among respondents who were successfully contacted, these figures increased to 71.9 and 79.3%, respectively.…”

Increasing Uptake of HIV Testing and Counseling Among the Poorest in Sub-Saharan Countries Through Home-Based Service Provision

“…Consistent with earlier studies,16–20 the uptake of home-based HTC is considerably higher than that of facility-based HTC: 62.5% of eligible men, and 70.7% of eligible women participated learned their test result. Among respondents who were successfully contacted, these figures increased to 71.9 and 79.3%, respectively.…”

Estimating levels of HIV testing coverage and use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission among women of reproductive age in Zambia

“…Findings showed that acceptance and uptake was about 5 times higher compared to clinical based testing. Similar findings have been reported in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where offering of home-based HIV testing and counselling has led to increased use [29–33].…”

Home-based HIV counselling and testing in Western Kenya

“…These data support previous efforts at assessing the feasibility of HBCT and reinforce its ability to increase the uptake of HIV counselling and testing in a more private, non-biased, non-threatening environment to men, women, and children (9,11,12,15). Our findings suggest that conducting HBCT as a widespread, community-based programme can be successful at identifying people living with HIV and referring them for care.…”

Increasing Uptake of HIV Testing and Counseling Among the Poorest in Sub-Saharan Countries Through Home-Based Service Provision

“…Consistent with earlier studies,16–20 the uptake of home-based HTC is considerably higher than that of facility-based HTC: 62.5% of eligible men, and 70.7% of eligible women participated learned their test result. Among respondents who were successfully contacted, these figures increased to 71.9 and 79.3%, respectively.…”

Estimating levels of HIV testing coverage and use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission among women of reproductive age in Zambia

“…Findings showed that acceptance and uptake was about 5 times higher compared to clinical based testing. Similar findings have been reported in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where offering of home-based HIV testing and counselling has led to increased use [29–33].…”

Home-based HIV counselling and testing in Western Kenya

“…These data support previous efforts at assessing the feasibility of HBCT and reinforce its ability to increase the uptake of HIV counselling and testing in a more private, non-biased, non-threatening environment to men, women, and children (9,11,12,15). Our findings suggest that conducting HBCT as a widespread, community-based programme can be successful at identifying people living with HIV and referring them for care.…”

Increasing Uptake of HIV Testing and Counseling Among the Poorest in Sub-Saharan Countries Through Home-Based Service Provision

“…Consistent with earlier studies,16–20 the uptake of home-based HTC is considerably higher than that of facility-based HTC: 62.5% of eligible men, and 70.7% of eligible women participated learned their test result. Among respondents who were successfully contacted, these figures increased to 71.9 and 79.3%, respectively.…”

Estimating levels of HIV testing coverage and use in prevention of mother-to-child transmission among women of reproductive age in Zambia

“…Findings showed that acceptance and uptake was about 5 times higher compared to clinical based testing. Similar findings have been reported in other countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where offering of home-based HIV testing and counselling has led to increased use [29–33].…”

Home-based HIV counselling and testing in Western Kenya

“…These data support previous efforts at assessing the feasibility of HBCT and reinforce its ability to increase the uptake of HIV counselling and testing in a more private, non-biased, non-threatening environment to men, women, and children (9,11,12,15). Our findings suggest that conducting HBCT as a widespread, community-based programme can be successful at identifying people living with HIV and referring them for care.…”