Secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits from males to their female sexual partners in two fishing communities in rural Uganda.

ABSTRACT: Secondary distribution of HIV self-test kits from females to their male partners has increased HIV testing rates in men but little evidence exists on the potential for HIV self-test kits distribution from males to their female partners. We assessed the acceptability of secondary HIV self-test kits distribution from males to their female sexual partners in a fishing community context. This secondary analysis used data from the PEer-led HIV Self-Testing intervention for MEN (PEST4MEN), a pilot interventional study in Buvuma and Kalangala districts in Uganda. At the baseline visit, in July 2022, data were collected from 400 men aged 15+ years who self-reported a HIV-negative or unknown HIV status. Enrolled men were asked to pick two oral fluid HIV self-test kits from a trained male distributo

SUBMITTER: Matovu JKB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10686447 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature