Costs of distributing HIV self-testing kits in Eswatini through community and workplace models.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study evaluates the implementation and running costs of an HIV self-testing (HIVST) distribution program in Eswatini. HIVST kits were delivered through community-based and workplace models using primary and secondary distribution. Primary clients could self-test onsite or offsite. This study presents total running economic costs of kit distribution per model between April 2019 and March 2020, and estimates average cost per HIVST kit distributed, per client self-tested, per client self-tested reactive, per client confirmed positive, and per client initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART).

Methods

Distribution data and follow-up phone interviews were analysed to estimate implementation outcomes. Results were presented for each step of the care cascade using best

SUBMITTER: McGee K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10902928 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature