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Making HIV testing work at the point of care in South Africa: a qualitative study of diagnostic practices

Author: Engel, Nora ; Davids, Malika ; Blankvoort, Nadine ; Dheda, Keertan ; Pai, Nitika Pant ; Pai, Madhukar Date: 17 Jun 2017 Background: Point of care testing promises to reduce delays in diagnosing and initiating treatment for infectious diseases such as Human Immuno-deficiency Virus (HIV). In South Africa, decentralized HIV testing with rapid tests offers important ... Read more
Supervised and unsupervised self-testing for HIV in high-and low-risk populations: a systematic review

Author: Pai, Nitika Pant ; Sharma, Jigyasa ; Shivkumar, Sushmita ; Pillay, Sabrina ; Vadnais, Caroline ; Joseph, Lawrence ; Dheda, Keertan ; Peeling, Rosanna W Date: 2013 Background: Stigma, discrimination, lack of privacy, and long waiting times partly explain why six out of ten individuals living with HIV do not access facility-based testing. By circumventing these barriers, self-testing offers potential for ... Read more c b
A survey on use of rapid tests and tuberculosis diagnostic practices by primary health care providers in South Africa: implications for the development of new point-of-care tests

Author: Davids, Malika ; Dheda, Keertan ; Pai, Nitika Pant ; Cogill, Dolphina ; Pai, Madhukar ; Engel, Nora Date: 2015 BACKGROUND: Effective infectious disease control requires early diagnosis and treatment initiation. Point-of-care testing offers rapid turn-around-times, facilitating same day clinical management decisions. To maximize the benefits of such ... Read more c b
Will an unsupervised self-testing strategy for HIV work in health care workers of South Africa? A cross sectional pilot feasibility study

Author: Pai, Nitika Pant ; Behlim, Tarannum ; Abrahams, Lameze ; Vadnais, Caroline ; Shivkumar, Sushmita ; Pillay, Sabrina ; Binder, Anke ; Deli-Houssein, Roni ; Engel, Nora ; Joseph, Lawrence ; Dheda, Keertan Date: 2013 BACKGROUND: In South Africa, stigma, discrimination, social visibility and fear of loss of confidentiality impede health facility-based HIV testing. With 50% of adults having ever tested for HIV in their lifetime, private, alternative testing ... Read more c b

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