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Psychological and Socio-medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
Volume 32, 2020 - Issue sup2: AIDSImpact 2019 special issue - Promises to keep and miles to go ...
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“I wanted evidence that my status had changed, so that is why I tested”: experiences with HIV self-testing among female sex workers in Malawi

Wezzie S. LoraDepartment of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK;Behaviour and Health, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust-Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, Malawi;Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UKCorrespondence[email protected] [email protected]
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Nicola DesmondDepartment of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK;Behaviour and Health, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust-Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, MalawiView further author information
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Angela ObasiDepartment of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Moses KumwendaBehaviour and Health, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust-Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, MalawiView further author information
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Miriam TaegtmeyerDepartment of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK;Tropical Infectious Diseases Unit, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Rachel TolhurstDepartment of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UKView further author information
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Eleanor E. MacPhersonDepartment of International Public Health, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, Liverpool, UK;Behaviour and Health, Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust-Clinical Research Programme, Blantyre, MalawiORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0002-7142-1158View further author information
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Pages 206-213 | Received 30 Sep 2019, Accepted 24 Feb 2020, Published online: 13 Mar 2020

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Sam Wilson Beckham, Tahilin S. Karver, Andrea Mantsios, Catherine Shembilu, Yeycy Donastorg, Martha Perez, Hoisex Gomez, Clare Barrington, Ardi Mwampashi, Wendy Davis, Samuel Likindikoki, Jessie K. Mbwambo & Deanna Kerrigan. (2022) Acceptability and perceptions of HIV oral self-testing across settings: A comparative qualitative study among Dominican and Tanzanian female sex workers. Global Public Health 17:6, pages 870-884.
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Webster Mavhu, Memory Makamba, Karin Hatzold, Galven Maringwa, Albert Takaruza, Miriam Mutseta, Getrude Ncube, Frances M. Cowan & Euphemia L. Sibanda. (2023) Preferences for oral-fluid-based or blood-based HIV self-testing and provider-delivered testing: an observational study among different populations in Zimbabwe. BMC Infectious Diseases 22:S1.
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Marianne Boisvert Moreau, Frédéric D. Kintin, Septime Atchekpe, Georges Batona, Luc Béhanzin, Fernand A. Guédou, Marie-Pierre Gagnon & Michel Alary. (2022) HIV self-testing implementation, distribution and use among female sex workers in Cotonou, Benin: a qualitative evaluation of acceptability and feasibility. BMC Public Health 22:1.
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Moses K Kumwenda, Webster Mavhu, Wezzie S Lora, Richard Chilongosi, Simon Sikwese, Miriam Taegtmeyer, Karin Hatzold, Cheryl C Johnson, Elizabeth L Corbett & Nicola Desmond. (2021) Feasibility and acceptability of a peer-led HIV self-testing model among female sex workers in Malawi: a qualitative study. BMJ Open 11:12, pages e049248.
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Pitchaya P Indravudh, Katherine Fielding, Linda A Sande, Hendramoorthy Maheswaran, Saviour Mphande, Moses K Kumwenda, Richard Chilongosi, Rose Nyirenda, Cheryl C Johnson, Karin Hatzold, Elizabeth L Corbett & Fern Terris-Prestholt. (2021) Pragmatic economic evaluation of community-led delivery of HIV self-testing in Malawi. BMJ Global Health 6:Suppl 4, pages e004593.
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