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Authors:
Freke Zuure
Jannie van der Helm
Udi Davidovich
Maria Prins
Keywords: HIV; screening; self-test; online counseling.
Abstract:
The proportion of undiagnosed HIV infections in the Netherlands is substantial. Increasing the HIV test uptake is important to improve individual health outcomes and reduce further spread of HIV. Self-tests for HIV have become available. Self-tests allow individuals to test at the privacy of their home, without involvement of any health care professional or laboratory, and may help to increase HIV test uptake. However, there are many concerns with respect to test quality, test procedures, and medical follow up. This project aims to develop and evaluate a service that offers high quality HIV self-tests in combination with internet pre- and post-test counseling to individuals at high risk for HIV. The usage of the service, its effectiveness in identifying unrecognized HIV infections and their follow-up in care, perceived usability and acceptability, and cost effectiveness will be evaluated.
Pages: 66 to 67
Copyright: Copyright (c) IARIA, 2012
Publication date: January 30, 2012
Published in: conference
ISSN: 2308-4359
ISBN: 978-1-61208-179-3
Location: Valencia, Spain
Dates: from January 30, 2012 to February 4, 2012