The Conversation

HIV self‑test kits are meant to empower those at risk − but they don’t necessarily lead to starting HIV treatment or prevention

Regular testing for HIV protects you and those around you. pixinoo/iStock via Getty Images Plus In 2016, the World Health Organization recommended HIV self-test kits as a way for people to ...
Becker's Hospital Review

How dating apps can help distribute HIV self-test kits

In populations with men at high-risk of HIV infection, advertising free HIV self-test kits on dating apps may be a feasible way of testing these individuals, according to new research published in the ...
News Medical

At-Home Test Kits: How They Work and What They Can Detect

At-home test kits, also known as at-home medical tests or self-tests, are kits that you can purchase online, at supermarkets, or at your local pharmacy and use to detect or monitor certain diseases ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Self-Testing in HIV Shows Promise in Early Studies

Self-testing for HIV enhances autonomy and is supported by policies in over 100 countries, promoting early detection and treatment initiation. The Together TakeMeHome program distributed self-test ...
Business Wire

Grindr Brings Free At-Home HIV Self-Test Kits to Europe for the First Time With New Programs in Georgia and Ireland

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--At the outset of European testing week, Grindr Inc. (NYSE: GRND), the world’s largest social network for the LGBTQ+ community, today announced the launch of its new ...
standardmedia.co.ke

Uptake of HIV self-test kits high in men, youth

Jackline Njoki, 36, a former sex worker, recalls how she discovered that she was HIV positive. Njoki (pictured), who is also known as Kiki Wa Ngendo, started engaging in sex work at the age of 17 and ...