Huaxiang Lu, Huanhuan Chen, Shujia Liang, Qiuying Zhu, Guangjie Tan, Xianwu Pang, Yuhua Ruan, Jianjun Li, Xianmin Ge, Yunxian Huang, Zhenqiang Chen, Shizhen Zhang, Wenlong Cai, Guanghua Lan, Mei Lin
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the diagnostic performance of urine HIV antibody rapid test kits in screening diverse populations and to analyse subjects' willingness regarding reagent types, purchase channels, acceptable prices, and self-testing. DESIGNS: Diagnostic accuracy studies PARTICIPANTS: A total of 2606 valid and eligible samples were collected in the study, including 202 samples from female sex workers (FSWs), 304 persons with injection drug use (IDU), 1000 pregnant women (PW), 100 subjects undergoing voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) and 1000 students in higher education schools or colleges (STUs)...
February 24, 2024: BMJ Open