Increasing knowledge of HIV status in a country with high HIV testing coverage: Results from the Botswana Combination Prevention Project.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Achieving widespread knowledge of HIV-positive status is a crucial step to reaching universal ART coverage, population level viral suppression, and ultimately epidemic control. We implemented a multi-modality HIV testing approach to identify 90% or greater of HIV-positive persons in the Botswana Combination Prevention Project (BCPP) intervention communities.

Methods

BCPP is a cluster-randomized trial designed to evaluate the impact of combination prevention interventions on HIV incidence in 30 communities in Botswana. Community case finding and HIV testing that included home and targeted mobile testing were implemented in the 15 intervention communities. We described processes for identifying HIV-positive persons, uptake of HIV testing by age, gender and venue,

SUBMITTER: Alwano MG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6876886 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature