Open AccessImplementation of a Community-Based Hybrid HIV Testing Services Program as a Strategy to Saturate Testing Coverage in Western Kenya
Author(s) -
HongHa M. Truong,
Eliud Akama,
Mary A. Guzé,
Frankline Otieno,
Duncan Obunge,
Esther Wandera,
Ntwali Placide Nsengiyumva,
Sammy Obabo,
Dena Bushman,
Kevin Kadede,
Elizabeth A. Bukusi,
Patrick Oyaro,
Craig R. Cohen
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002160
Subject(s) - medicine , population , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , tracking (education) , family medicine , health care , environmental health , gerontology , demography , psychology , pedagogy , sociology , economics , economic growth
Knowledge of HIV status is the entry point for linkage to prevention, care, and treatment, and the first step toward achieving the UNAIDS 90-90-90 targets. Most countries rely on proxies for estimating testing saturation, including periodic population-based sampling and yield (number positive among those tested). We conducted a community-based "Hybrid" HIV testing services (HTS) program to identify persons unaware of their HIV-positive status.