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Review
. 2022 Jun;19(3):184-193.
doi: 10.1007/s11904-022-00602-4. Epub 2022 Apr 20.

Interventions to Increase HIV Testing Uptake in Global Settings

Radhika Sundararajan  1   2 , Matthew Ponticiello  3 , Denis Nansera  4   5 , Kidola Jeremiah  6 , Winnie Muyindike  4   5
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Review

Interventions to Increase HIV Testing Uptake in Global Settings

Radhika Sundararajan et al. Curr HIV/AIDS Rep. 2022 Jun.

Abstract

Purpose of review: HIV testing is the critical first step to direct people living with HIV (PLWH) to treatment. However, progress is still being made towards the UNAIDS benchmark of 95% of PLWH knowing their status by 2030. Here, we discuss recent interventions to improve HIV testing uptake in global settings.

Recent findings: Successful facility-based HIV testing interventions involve couples and index testing, partner notification, and offering of incentives. Community-based interventions such as home-based self-testing, mobile outreach, and hybrid approaches have improved HIV testing in low-resource settings and among priority populations. Partnerships with trusted community leaders have also increased testing among populations disproportionally impacted by HIV. Recent HIV testing interventions span a breadth of facility- and community-based approaches. Continued research is needed to engage men in sub-Saharan Africa, people who inject drugs, and people who avoid biomedical care. Interventions should consider supporting linkage to care for newly diagnosed PLWH.

Keywords: Community-based; Facility-based; Global; HIV testing; Interventions.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors declare no competing interests.

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