Bernadette Hensen

July 14, 2021

ART initiations following community-based distribution of HIV self-tests: meta-analysis and meta-regression of STAR Initiative data

Abstract Introduction: Measuring linkage after community-based testing, particularly HIV self-testing (HIVST), is challenging. Here, we use data from studies of…

November 6, 2018

The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of community-based lay distribution of HIV self-tests in increasing uptake of HIV testing among adults in rural Malawi and rural and peri-urban Zambia: protocol for STAR (self-testing for Africa) cluster randomized evaluations

Abstract Background: Knowledge of HIV status remains below target in sub-Saharan Africa, especially among men and adolescents. HIV self-testing (HIVST)…