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June 1, 2024Journal of the International AIDS SocietyOpen Access

HIV self‐testing in India: implementation and qualitative evaluation of a web‐based programme with virtual counsellor support

Rose Pollard Kaptchuk Jalpa Thakker Jade Bell Saya Okram Usha Gopinath Shruti H. Mehta Ajay Kumar Reddy Talia A. Loeb Visvanathan Arumugam Samit Tandon Mugundu Ramien Parthasarathy Subash Chandra Ghosh Aditya Singh Deepika Srivastava Joshi Sukhvinder Kaur S Solomon Allison M. McFall

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Abstract

To achieve epidemic control of infectious diseases, engaging higher-burden populations with accessible diagnostic services is critical. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is a promising option.

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synapsesocial.com/papers/68e66db9b6db6435875f88d4 https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26302

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