Approaches for improving linkage to HIV care among HIV self-testing individuals in sub-Saharan Africa
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Hlongwa, Mbuzeleni
Moyo, Enos
Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa
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BMJ Publishing Group
Abstract
Sub-Saharan
Africa (SSA) remains the region
with the highest burden of HIV/AIDS globally,
accounting for about two-thirds
of
people living with HIV/AIDS.1 Despite significant
progress in scaling up HIV testing and
treatment services in the region, linkage to
HIV care remains a significant challenge.
According to the Joint United Nations
Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), in
2019, only 81% of people living with HIV
in SSA knew their HIV status, and only 68%
of those diagnosed were on antiretroviral
therapy (ART).2 Poor linkage to HIV care
is a major barrier to achieving the UNAIDS
95-95-
95
targets, which aim to diagnose 95%
of people living with HIV, put 95% of those
diagnosed on ART and achieve viral suppression
in 95% of those on ART by 2030.
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DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : There are no data in this work.
Keywords
HIV self-testing, Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA), Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS), Antiretroviral therapy (ART), SDG-03: Good health and well-being
Sustainable Development Goals
SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being
Citation
Hlongwa, M., Moyo, E. & Dzinamarira, T. Approaches for improving linkage to HIV
care among HIV self-testing individuals in sub-Saharan Africa. BMJ Glob Health
2023; 8: e012664. DOI: 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012664.