Caroline J Meek, Tiwonge E Mbeya Munkhondya, Mtisunge Mphande, Tapiwa A Tembo, Mike Chitani, Milenka Jean-Baptiste, Dhrutika Vansia, Caroline Kumbuyo, Jiayu Wang, Katherine R Simon, Sarah E Rutstein, Clare Barrington, Maria H Kim, Vivian F Go, Nora E Rosenberg
BACKGROUND: Assisted index case testing (ICT), in which health care workers take an active role in referring at-risk contacts of people living with HIV for HIV testing services, has been widely recognized as an evidence-based intervention with high potential to increase status awareness in people living with HIV. While the available evidence from eastern and southern Africa suggests that assisted ICT can be an effective, efficient, cost-effective, acceptable, and low-risk strategy to implement in the region, it reveals that feasibility barriers to implementation exist...
May 9, 2024: BMC Health Services Research