Comparative acceptability of saliva-based self-testing versus blood-based self-testing for HIV screening among key populations in Kisangani.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

HIV self-testing represents a convenient and confidential option for HIV testing-the present study aimed to assess the acceptability of blood versus saliva self-tests among key populations in Kisangani.

Methods

This study was an analytical cross-sectional study. Our sample size was 363 subjects. After obtaining their consent, we administered a questionnaire to participants. We asked participants to choose between blood and saliva self-testing. We defined the acceptability of the self-test (saliva or blood) as the intention to use the self-test using a 5-point Likert scale. Descriptive statistics were described by estimating proportions for categorical variables and means with standard deviations for symmetrically distributed quantitative variables. The variable

SUBMITTER: Tagoto T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11443679 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature