{"id":50951,"date":"2021-08-13T10:46:08","date_gmt":"2021-08-13T10:46:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/psi2030.wpengine.com\/?post_type=star_publication&#038;p=50951"},"modified":"2023-10-09T15:22:23","modified_gmt":"2023-10-09T19:22:23","slug":"measuring-linkage-to-hiv-treatment-services-following-hiv-self-testing-in-low-income-settings","status":"publish","type":"star_publication","link":"https:\/\/www.psi.org\/pt\/star_publication\/measuring-linkage-to-hiv-treatment-services-following-hiv-self-testing-in-low-income-settings\/","title":{"rendered":"Measuring linkage to HIV treatment services following HIV self-testing in low-income settings"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"50951\" class=\"elementor elementor-50951\" data-elementor-post-type=\"star_publication\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-488a0e1 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"488a0e1\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-52f6b55\" data-id=\"52f6b55\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-877e293 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"877e293\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tAs with any HTS, HIVST needs to provide a pathway to appropriate HIV treatment, care and prevention services. Because no single test, including HIVST, can provide an HIV\u2010positive diagnosis, all individuals with reactive HIVST results must receive further testing by a trained provider before initiating antiretroviral therapy (ART). Measuring linkage to ART is important to demonstrate programme effectiveness and impact, however, monitoring linkage after HIVST can be challenging because of its private nature. 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