Mailed HIV self-tests can improve access to testing in priority audiences

Mailed HIV-self tests (HIVSTs) can increase testing among persons who have never received testing for HIV or have not received testing in the past year, according to research published in the June 20 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. Travis Sanchez, from Emory University in Atlanta, and colleagues examined use of HIVSTs, which were publicized by the CDC to priority audiences, particularly those disproportionately affected by HIV. The online ordering portal was launched March 14, 2023, to expand distribution of HIVSTs Read More

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