Key Stakeholders' Perspectives on Implementation and Scale up of HIV Self-Testing in Rwanda.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The World Health Organisation recommends HIV self-testing as an alternative testing method to help reach underserved populations, such as men in sub-Saharan Africa. Successful implementation and scale-up of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in Rwanda relies heavily on relevant stakeholders' involvement. We sought to explore HIVST key stakeholders' perceptions of the implementation and scale-up of HIVST in Rwanda.

Method

We conducted in-depth interviews with personnel involved in HIV response projects in Rwanda between September and November 2019. We purposively sampled and interviewed 13 national-level key stakeholders from the Ministry of Health, Rwanda Biomedical Center, non-governmental organizations and HIV clinics at tertiary health facilities in Kigali. We used a t

SUBMITTER: Dzinamarira T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7235833 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature