Barriers and facilitators to facility HIV self-testing in outpatient settings in Malawi: a qualitative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Facility HIV self-testing (HIVST) within outpatient departments can increase HIV testing coverage by facilitating HIVST use in outpatient waiting spaces while clients wait for routine care. Facility HIVST allows for the majority of outpatients to test with minimal health care worker time requirements. However, barriers and facilitators to outpatients' use of facility HIVST are still unknown.

Methods

As part of a cluster randomized trial on facility HIVST in Malawi, we conducted in-depth interviews with 57 adult outpatients (> 15 years) who were exposed to the HIVST intervention and collected observational journals that documented study staff observations from facility waiting spaces where HIVST was implemented. Translated and transcribed data were analyzed using c

SUBMITTER: Mphande M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8638200 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature