Open AccessPredictors of First-Time and Repeat HIV Testing Among HIV-Positive Individuals in Kenya
Author(s) -
Sofia De Anda,
Anne Njoroge,
Irene Njuguna,
Matthew D. Dunbar,
Felix Abuna,
Paul Macharia,
Bourke Betz,
Peter Cherutich,
David Bukusi,
Carey Farquhar,
David A. Katz
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0000000000002469
Subject(s) - interquartile range , medicine , confidence interval , population , demography , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , environmental health , sociology
Despite a doubling of HIV testing coverage in Kenya over the past decade, approximately 2 in 10 people with HIV remained unaware of their infection in 2018. HIV testing is most effective in identifying people with undiagnosed HIV through frequent and strategic testing in populations at high risk. An assessment of testing frequency and predictors of first-time and repeat testing is critical for monitoring effectiveness of testing strategies.