High HIV Testing Uptake and Linkage to Care in a Novel Program of Home-Based HIV Counseling and Testing with Facilitated Referral in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa


 
Language:

English

Author:

van Rooyen H et al.

Series/Journal Title:

Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes

Volume:

64

Issue:

1

Description:

This study piloted home-based counseling and testing with point-of-care CD4 count testing and follow-up visits from lay counselors to facilitate linkage of HIV-infected persons to local HIV clinics and uptake of antiretroviral treatment in rural KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. [adapted from abstract]

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Geographic Focus

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