Category Archives: Testing

BACKGROUND: Adolescents in the Philippines face many legal, social and political barriers to access sexual and reproductive health (SRH) services, putting them at higher risk of unplanned pregnancy, abortion, sexually...

Evidence suggests that racial disparities in the HIV care continuum persist in older age groups, particularly among African Americans. The objective of this systematic review was to identify factors that...

BACKGROUND: Transgender women (transwomen) in the United States have been shown to have high HIV risk with Black and Hispanic transwomen being particularly vulnerable. Growing research on transgender men (transmen)...

Key take-home messages Rapid HIV home testing could be an effective risk reduction and HIV prevention tool. A majority of gay men are interested in accessing home testing. Gay men...

HIV status disclosure among people living with HIV/AIDS has been shown to have a number of both personal and public health benefits, but rates of HIV status disclosure remain low...

Key take-home messages People infected with HIV who are unaware of their HIV status may be driving the epidemic in high-risk populations. Interventions that promote the uptake of HIV testing...

Migrants, defined as individuals who move from their country of origin to another, account for 40% of newly-diagnosed cases of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) in the European Union/European Economic Area...

Key take-home messages Although the evidence about rates of HIV transmission among street-involved youth is unclear, this group is at risk of sexually transmitted bloodborne infections due to factors such...

This study systematically explored the barriers and facilitators to routine antenatal HIV testing from the perspective of pregnant women in sub-Saharan Africa during the implementation period of the Millennium Development...

Key take-home messages Identifying heterosexually-identified men who have sex with men (heterosexual MSM) is difficult as most studies use sexual behaviour as a proxy for orientation and men engaging in...

Key take-home messages Text messaging, smart phone applications and cell phone counselling are all effective in promoting adherence to antiretroviral therapy. Text messaging and smart phone reminders are more effective...

Key take-home messages One Canadian and several U.S. surveys have consistently shown a lack of HIV-related knowledge, awareness of HIV-related guidelines, and failure to screen for HIV among non-HIV specific...