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DIY sampling kits accessed through gay men's social media unearth new HIV cases

Offering DIY sampling kits for HIV using online dating apps and social media targeting gay men, successfully unearths previously undiagnosed cases of the infection, reveals an evaluation of the first large-scale dedicated service in the UK, published online in the journal Sexually Transmitted Infections.

Published
25 May 2016
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EurekAlert!
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First data on uptake of HIV self-testing in the UK

Between April 2015 and February 2016, almost 28,000 people have paid £29.95 for a kit allowing them to test for HIV at home, according to a presentation

Published
26 April 2016
By
Roger Pebody
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China promotes self-testing kits to boost HIV battle

China is to make HIV self-testing kits more widely available in an attempt to diagnose as many people as possible and provide them with timely treatment. The development was disclosed by the nation's leading AIDS specialist in an exclusive interview with China Daily.

Published
25 April 2016
From
China.org.cn
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Free HIV home sampling launched to increase HIV testing

PHE launches first nationally available HIV kit for testing those at higher-risk as new figures show 18,100 people unaware they have HIV.

Published
18 November 2015
From
Public Health England
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DIY HIV tests go on sale in France

Do-it-yourself HIV tests went on sale in France for the first time on Tuesday as part of the government's plan to reduce the incidence of HIV in the country. French company AAZ's Autotest VIH kits will be available in pharmacies for 25 euros.

Published
16 September 2015
From
RFI
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HIV self-testing may help the 'hard to reach' learn their status, but uncertainties remain

HIV self-testing (or ‘home testing’) is likely to have an important place in future global HIV strategies, but at the moment there are significant gaps in the

Published
26 July 2015
By
Roger Pebody
Self-testing and home testing
HIV home-testing kit awaiting approval from Australia's drug regulator

Researchers hope an oral HIV test will be approved by Australia’s drug regulator for home use, saying it would curb infection rates by diagnosing people earlier so they can take steps to prevent spreading the virus.

Published
10 March 2015
From
The Guardian
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DIY HIV tests a hit with Scotland’s islanders

ISLANDERS from some of Scotland’s most remote communities have been among the first to take advantage of the country’s free HIV home testing kits.

Published
19 January 2015
From
The Scotsman
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DIY HIV Testing

On April 6th this year self-testing HIV kits were approved in the UK, following a government amendment to the law, and within the next few months it is likely they will be available to buy over-the-counter for the first time. So, what is a self-testing kit? A self-testing kit is a do-it-yourself test for HIV […]

Published
13 November 2014
From
GMI Partnership
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Self-testing has the potential to boost HIV diagnosis rates among MSM in China

Self-testing has the potential to boost HIV diagnosis rates among high-risk and hard-to-reach men who have sex with men (MSM) in China, according to a study published

Published
31 July 2014
By
Michael Carter
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Launched today, the Community Consensus Statement is a basic set of principles aimed at making sure that happens.

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