<scp>HIV</scp> self‐testing: breaking the barriers to uptake of testing among men and adolescents in sub‐Saharan Africa, experiences from <scp>STAR</scp> demonstration projects in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe

Abstract

HIVST delivered at scale using several different models reached a high proportion of men, young people and first-time testers in Malawi, Zambia and Zimbabwe, some of whom may not have tested otherwise. As men and young people have limited uptake under standard facility-and community-based HIV testing, innovative male- and youth-sensitive approaches like HIVST may be essential to reaching UNAIDS fast-track targets for 2020.