Over-the-counter human immunodeficiency virus self-test kits: time to explore their use for men who have sex with men in Brazil
Braz. j. infect. dis
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18(3): 239-244, May-June/2014.
Artículo
en Inglés
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| ID: lil-712961
ABSTRACT
Increasing access and frequency of human immunodeficiency virus testing are critical to stemming the epidemic. In Brazil's concentrated epidemic, human immunodeficiency virus prevalence in the men who have sex with men/transgender population far exceeds that in the general population, but testing rates fall below what is needed to ensure early detection and treatment. Over-the-counter human immunodeficiency virus self-testing kits, now available in stores in the U.S., have enormous potential to increase testing access and frequency and to facilitate early detection and treatment. With the advent of human immunodeficiency virus self-testing upon us, it is timely to engage the scientific community, government, and civil society in a dialog around how to best utilize this technology in Brazil. We summarize recent research on over-the-counter testing among men who have sex with men, raise potential questions and challenges to using self-tests, suggest implementation strategies, and outline a research agenda moving forward.
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LILACS (Américas)
Asunto principal:
Juego de Reactivos para Diagnóstico
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Infecciones por VIH
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Conocimientos, Actitudes y Práctica en Salud
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Homosexualidad Masculina
Tipo de estudio:
Factores de riesgo
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Estudio de tamizaje
Límite:
Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
America del Sur
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Brasil
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Braz. j. infect. dis
Asunto de la revista:
Enfermedades Transmisibles
Año:
2014
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Institución/País de afiliación:
University of California/US
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