Falling short of the first 90: HIV stigma and HIV testing research in the 90–90–90 era

MC Sullivan, AO Rosen, A Allen, D Benbella… - AIDS and Behavior, 2020 - Springer
Despite great strides forward, several countries are far from achieving the goals of the
UNAIDS 90–90–90 initiative, aimed toward identifying and diagnosing 90% of people living …

Who are the missing men? Characterising men who never tested for HIV from population‐based surveys in six sub‐Saharan African countries

C Quinn, DT Kadengye, CC Johnson… - Journal of the …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction We sought to characterize men who had never tested for HIV, understand
factors associated with not testing, and measure survey HIV test uptake among never …

Implementation of a campus-based and peer-delivered HIV self-testing intervention to improve the uptake of HIV testing services among university students in …

F Mukora-Mutseyekwa, PT Mundagowa… - BMC Health Services …, 2022 - Springer
Background The uptake of HIV testing services among adolescents and young adults in
Zimbabwe is low due to stigma associated with the risk of mental and social harm. The WHO …

Advanced HIV disease at antiretroviral therapy initiation and treatment outcomes among children and adolescents compared to adults living with HIV in Kinshasa …

ON Chabikuli, JD Ditekemena… - Journal of the …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
Background: Little is known about advanced HIV disease (AHD) at antiretroviral therapy
(ART) initiation among children and adolescents living with HIV (CALHIV) and related age …

Men's Satisfaction with General Health Services is Associated with Future Use of HIV Testing in Malawi: A Community-Representative Survey

M Thorp, K Balakasi, S Khan, C Stillson… - AIDS and Behavior, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Across sub-Saharan Africa, men are less likely to know their HIV status than
women, leading to later treatment initiation. Little is known about how experiences with …

Predictors of prior HIV testing and acceptance of a community-based HIV test offer among male bar patrons in northern Tanzania

DB Madut, P Manavalan, A Mtalo, T Peter… - PLOS Global Public …, 2024 - journals.plos.org
Community-based HIV testing offers an alternative approach to encourage HIV testing
among men in sub-Saharan Africa. In this study, we evaluated a community-based HIV …

[HTML][HTML] Marginal men, respectable masculinity and access to HIV services through intimate relationships with female sex workers in Kampala, Uganda

M Mbonye, G Siu, J Seeley - Social Science & Medicine, 2022 - Elsevier
Masculinity influences men's sexual risk-taking behaviour and affects uptake of HIV services.
We draw on data from a year-long (2019) ethnographic study focusing on men in …

Interventions to improve young men's utilisation of HIV-testing services in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa: perspectives of young men and health care providers

S Ndlovu, A Ross, M Mulondo - African Journal of AIDS Research, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: HIV-testing services (HTS) are an important point of entry to prevention and
treatment of HIV in South Africa. Despite the availability of HTS across the region and in SA …

What has comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge got to do with HIV testing among men in Kenya and Mozambique? Evidence from Demographic and Health Surveys

E Budu, AA Seidu, EK Armah-Ansah… - Journal of biosocial …, 2022 - cambridge.org
People living with undiagnosed HIV are big contributors to the transmission of the virus.
Although measures have been made to scale up HIV prevention and voluntary counselling …

Progress toward the 90-90-90 HIV targets in Zimbabwe and identifying those left behind

AJ Hakim, BAT Barr, S Kinchen, G Musuka… - JAIDS Journal of …, 2021 - journals.lww.com
Objective: We present findings from the nationally representative Zimbabwe Population–
based HIV Impact Assessment that characterize Zimbabwe's progress toward the Joint …