2022
How informal healthcare providers improve uptake of HIV testing: qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial
Ponticiello M, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Tushemereirwe P, Nuwagaba G, Nansera D, King R, Muyindike W, Sundararajan R. How informal healthcare providers improve uptake of HIV testing: qualitative results from a randomized controlled trial. AIDS 2022, 36: 1161-1169. PMID: 35442219, PMCID: PMC9262827, DOI: 10.1097/qad.0000000000003227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHIV testingTraditional healersPurposive sample of trial participantsUptake of HIV testing servicesUptake of HIV testingHIV testing modelFacility-based testingHIV testing servicesHIV testing programsInformal healthcare providersIncrease testing uptakeClinic-based testingContent analysis approachRandomized Controlled TrialsTesting uptakeParticipating healersHealthcare providersHIV-endemicTesting servicesTrial participantsSouthwestern UgandaRural locationsStructural barriersPurposive samplingLow engagement
2021
Could use of informal healthcare providers increase uptake of HIV testing? Qualitative results from southwestern Uganda
Ponticiello M, Mwanga-Amumpaire J, Nansera D, King R, Sundararajan R. Could use of informal healthcare providers increase uptake of HIV testing? Qualitative results from southwestern Uganda. The Lancet Global Health 2021, 9: s25. DOI: 10.1016/s2214-109x(21)00133-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUptake of HIV testingCluster randomised trialHIV testingHIV epidemic controlHealth-care providersTraditional healersPurposive sample of trial participantsIncrease uptake of HIV testingPoint-of-care HIV testingTrial participantsSouthwestern UgandaIncrease testing uptakeInformal healthcare providersHIV-endemic countriesContent analysis approachTesting uptakeParticipating healersHealthcare providersEpidemic controlHealth careAssess acceptabilityIntervention programmeRural UgandaInterpreter useAudio-recorded
This site is protected by hCaptcha and its Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply