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TUPDD0104: Will an innovative, unsupervised

TUPDD0104: Will an innovative, unsupervised HIV self-testing strategy work in health care professionals? A feasibility study from South Africa. Objective. Primary Feasibility –defined by completion rate of strategy, i.e. conduct, interpretation and linkages. Secondary

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TUPDD0104: Will an innovative, unsupervised

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  1. TUPDD0104: Will an innovative, unsupervised HIV self-testing strategy work in health care professionals? A feasibility study from South Africa Objective • Primary • Feasibility –defined by completion rate of strategy, i.e. conduct, interpretation and linkages. • Secondary • HIV Seropositivity & accuracy • Disagreement between self rated risk and calculated risk • Qualitative: Patient experience, concerns about self testing Intervention Setting Population 251 Healthcare professionals Un-supervised self-testing strategy with internet-based application vs. paper based application and linked mobile phone-based counseling. Groote Schuur Hospital Cape Town, South Africa

  2. Interventions Un-supervised self-testing strategy with internet-based application vs. paper based application and mobile phone-based counseling Internet-based Application Paper-based Application HIV Smartphone Application Nitika Pant Pai, MD, MPH, PhD McGill University Canada Nitika.pai@mcgill.ca DrKeertanDheda, MD PhD Dr Lawrence Joseph, PhD

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