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HIV self-testing increases uptake of HIV testing, but with poorer linkage to care

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Dried blood spots have clear advantages over mini tubes when it comes to lab analysis of home collected samples for HIV and syphilis testing

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Self-sampling for STIs in the rectum and throat as diagnostically accurate as sampling by a clinician

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How can men be encouraged to take an HIV test?

Image: Community health workers riding to visit patients in need. Baylor College of Medicine Children's Foundation–Malawi / Chris Cox. Creative Commons licence.

HIV 'morning-after pill' prescriptions have fallen sixfold during the lockdown

Prescriptions for PEP at 56 Dean Street, weeks ending 19 January to 19 April 2020

What happens when people ask sexual partners to use a home test?

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Could UK HIV transmissions really go down to near-zero by 2030? The latest report suggests so

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Two thirds prefer self-testing over self-sampling

A man pricks his finger so that he can test himself for HIV. In front of him are the instructions for the test. He is concentrating on pricking his finger. The image has a pink and purple filter over it.

'Mystery shoppers' in Kenyan pharmacies highlight issues with distribution of HIV self-tests

Graph from Kristen Little's presentation at IAS 2019.