Acceptability, usability, and willingness to pay for HIV self‐test kits distributed through community‐based, PLHIV network‐led and private practitioners models in India: Results from the STAR III Initiative
Overall, we report that nearly all participants were willing to accept HIVST, found the test kits easy to use and interpret, and about two-thirds were willing to pay for HIVST. Given the high levels of acceptance and the ability to reach a large proportion of first-time testers, HIVST in India could contribute to achieving the UNAIDS first 95 and ending the HIV epidemic.
Authors
- Sudhir Chawla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4972-0175)
- Kimberly Green (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8957-0242)
- Anoop Kumar Puri
- J. V. R. Prasada Rao
- Sandeep Mane
- Sunita Upadhyaya
- G. S. Shreenivas
- Bhawani Singh Kushwaha (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8832-3626)
- Manoj Pardesi
- Venkatesan Chakrapani (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9998-9135)
- Vijay Yeldandi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2184-9930)
- Melissa Nyendak
- V. K. Verma (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2810-4704)
- Mahesh Doddamane
- Asha Hegde (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6382-4096)
- Yashika Bansal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9795-4851)
- Madhuri Mukherjee
- Chinmay Laxmeshwar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-3857)
- Murugesan Sivasubramanian
- Chengappa K Uthappa
- Alpana Dange (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0740-6487)
- Jatin Chaudary
- Tarun Bhatnagar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5603-1418)
- Sheela Godbole (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6537-9064)
- Shobini Rajan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6109-538X)
- Mahalingam Periasamy
- Chinmoyee Das
- Venkateswara Rao Pakkela
- Vedant Rungta
- Kannan Mariyappan
- Manish Soosai
- Vinod Jambhale
- Vijayaraman Arumugam
- D. C. Reddy
Institutions
- Joint Commission (US)
- Government of India (IN)
- Humsafar Trust (IN)
- Voluntary Health Services Hospital (IN)
- Indian Council of Medical Research (IN)
- Health First (US)
- Program for Appropriate Technology in Health (IN)
- National Institute of Epidemiology (IN)
- Centre for Sexuality and Health Research and Policy (IN)
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (IN)
- Solidarity and Action Against the HIV Infection in India (IN)
- Science Health Allied Research Education (IN)
- Clinton Foundation (IN)
- National AIDS Research Institute (IN)
- National AIDS Control Organisation (IN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the International AIDS Society
- Published
- 2024-08-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/jia2.26348
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.72
Funders
- U.S. President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief
- Clinton Foundation
- Indian Council of Medical Research
- Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- National AIDS Control Organisation