Factors associated with acceptability of HIV self-testing among health-care workers in Kenya

Methodology

Health-care workers in seven large Kenyan hospitals were invited to participate in pre-HIVST information sessions during which they were offered HIVST kits to take home for self-testing. A post-intervention survey was conducted among 765 health-care workers.

Summary of findings

41% attended the information session; of those, 89% took the HIVST kits and of those, 85% self-tested. Thirty-four percent of surveyed health-care workers used the HIVST to test themselves. Of those who took the HIVST kit and had partners, 73% gave the kit to their partner and 86% of them indicated their partner self-tested. Factors positively associated with use of the HIVST on self were being female, being single, and being a health-care worker from Homa Bay Hospital (located in a high HIV prevalence area). HIVST is acceptable to health-care workers and their partners. However, strategies are needed to increase health-care worker attendance at pre-implementation information sessions.

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Social harm

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Linkage to prevention, care and treatment

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