HIV index testing implementation at public health clinics in South Africa
ITS was reported to be provided by most public clinics in SA. However, the majority provided passive ITS, depending on the index client to refer their contacts to a local clinic for HIV testing. This approach had little evidence of effectiveness.
Authors
- Violet Chihota (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1444-9266)
- Christopher J. Hoffmann (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9422-0519)
- Nolundi Mshweshwe‐Pakela (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3123-5852)
- Tonderai Mabuto (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5784-746X)
- Maonezi Abas Hamisi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-3810-9074)
- R Lebyane
- S Gininza
Institutions
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- Vanderbilt University (US)
- Johns Hopkins Medicine (US)
- Aurum Institute (ZA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- South African Medical Journal
- Published
- 2025-09-02
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.7196/samj.2025.v115i8.2652
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- Fogarty International Center