Approaches for improving linkage to HIV care among HIV self-testing individuals in sub-Saharan Africa
| dc.contributor.author | Hlongwa, Mbuzeleni | |
| dc.contributor.author | Moyo, Enos | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dzinamarira, Tafadzwa | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-03-19T12:21:12Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-03-19T12:21:12Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2023-07 | |
| dc.description | DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT : There are no data in this work. | en_US |
| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.description.department | School of Health Systems and Public Health (SHSPH) | en_US |
| dc.description.librarian | am2024 | en_US |
| dc.description.sdg | SDG-03:Good heatlh and well-being | en_US |
| dc.description.uri | http://gh.bmj.com | en_US |
| dc.identifier.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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 2059-7908 (online) | |
| dc.identifier.other | 10.1136/bmjgh-2023-012664 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/95280 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | BMJ Publishing Group | en_US |
| dc.rights | © Author(s) (or their employer(s)) 2023. Re-use permitted under CC BY-NC. | en_US |
| dc.subject | HIV self-testing | en_US |
| dc.subject | Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) | en_US |
| dc.subject | United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) | en_US |
| dc.subject | Antiretroviral therapy (ART) | en_US |
| dc.subject | SDG-03: Good health and well-being | en_US |
| dc.title | Approaches for improving linkage to HIV care among HIV self-testing individuals in sub-Saharan Africa | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |