Country adoption of WHO 2019 guidance on HIV testing strategies and algorithms: a policy review across the WHO African region.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

In 2019, the WHO released guidelines on HIV testing service (HTS). We aim to assess the adoption of six of these recommendations on HIV testing strategies among African countries.

Design

Policy review.

Setting

47 countries within the WHO African region.

Participants

National HTS policies from the WHO African region as of December 2021.

Primary and secondary outcome measures

Uptake of WHO recommendations across national HTS policies including the standard three-test strategy; discontinuation of a tiebreaker test to rule in HIV infection; discontinuation of western blotting (WB) for HIV diagnosis; retesting prior to antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation and the use of dual HIV/syphilis rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) in antenatal care. Country

SUBMITTER: Fajardo E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10759095 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature