2023
DOI: 10.21203/rs.3.rs-3283552/v1
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Peer-based Promotion and Nurse-led Distribution of HIV Self-Testing Among Networks of Men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: Development and Feasibility Results of the STEP Intervention

Donaldson F. Conserve,
Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba’are,
Samuel Janson
et al.

Abstract: Background: According to the 2016-2017 Tanzania HIV Impact Survey, only 45% of men living with HIV (MLWH) were aware of their HIV status. In an effort to increase HIV testing in Tanzania, including among men, the Government of Tanzania passed a law in December 2019 to allowing HIV self-testing (HIVST) to be included in the national testing strategies. The objective of this paper is to describe the development and pilot feasibility assessment of the Self-Testing Education and Promotion (STEP) intervention, whic… Show more

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“…At-home HIVST testing enables individuals to avoid challenges associated with traveling long distances for testing, reduces the time required for testing, allows people to test at their convenience, and helps eliminate transportation and geographic barriers [45], [46], [47].…”
Section: -Trans-womanmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…At-home HIVST testing enables individuals to avoid challenges associated with traveling long distances for testing, reduces the time required for testing, allows people to test at their convenience, and helps eliminate transportation and geographic barriers [45], [46], [47].…”
Section: -Trans-womanmentioning
confidence: 99%