PROVISION OF COUPONS FOR FREE HIV SELF-TESTS AMONG FEMALE SEX WORKERS IN UGANDA

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• Description:
  Provision of Coupons for Free HIV Self-Tests among Female Sex Workers in Uganda is designed to increase HIV self-testing among female sex workers (FSWs). Select FSWs are first trained as peer educators to instruct study participants to use the oral HIV self-test, interpret results, and encourage linkage to HIV treatment and prevention services. These peer educators meet with study participants 4 times during the duration of the study. At each study visit, peer educators distribute condoms, refer participants to standard of care HIV testing services, and screen for potential adverse events. During the first study visit, study participants meet as a group to receive 1 coupon for a free HIV self-test at 1 of 10 private healthcare facilities, training on HIV self-testing procedures and linkage to care. Peer educators meet with each participant individually during the remaining 3 study visits and provide the 2nd coupon for another free HIV self-test at the last study visit. Peer educators instruct participants to test again in 3 months after testing HIV negative or seek confirmatory testing at a healthcare facility if the test is HIV positive. Healthcare workers at the 10 private healthcare facilities received training on oral HIV self-testing procedures, and FSW sensitization training (e.g., skill building on eye contact, appropriate body language, and nonjudgmental spoken language) to reduce risk of stigma and discrimination.
• Document Type:
  Report
• CIO:
  NCHHSTP
• Division:
  NCHHSTP_DHAP
• Topic:
  PRS Project HIV Compendium
• Collection(s):
  Historical CDC.gov Content
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:dec2ee6c36792e933f56de0551956312df2de3cec1cdded9b9feed622c6496f8
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/149623/cdc_149623_DS1.pdf
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