Acceptability, feasibility, and accuracy of blood-based HIV self-testing: A cross-sectional study in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

ABSTRACT: HIV self-testing (HIVST) is an effective approach to increase testing uptake. While oral fluid-based HIVST has been rapidly scaled, use of blood-based HIVST remains limited. We evaluated the acceptability, feasibility, and accuracy of blood-based HIVST among lay users in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC), Vietnam. We conducted a cross-sectional study among HIV testing clients at the HCMC Pasteur Institute from March 2019 to October 2020. Participants received one HIVST kit and performed the test in front of an observer. The observer used product-specific questionnaires to collect information on the HIVST process, test results, experiences. The participants' interpretations of HIVST results were compared to health staff's interpretations and gold standard laboratory EIA reference tests. Of 2,399 part

SUBMITTER: Ngoc BV 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10022389 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature