Limited user fees for adult HIV diagnosis and routine laboratory monitoring in the global IeDEA consortium: analysis in 42 countries
While most HIV care sites participating in IeDEA did not charge user fees for HIV-related laboratory tests in 2019, on-site availability of such tests was limited. Continued action to identify and address constraints in the routine provision of these laboratory services is critical for appropriate management of HIV.
Authors
- Lameck Oteko Diero (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9717-3570)
- Ephrem Mensah
- Ethel Rambiki (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9742-5707)
- Romanee Chaiwarith (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1241-5954)
- Raynell Lang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0268-4680)
- Lauren C. Zalla (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7665-2230)
- Gabriela Carriquiry (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9294-4054)
- Nicola van Dongen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4574-8453)
- Helen Byakwaga (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4799-1564)
- Sanjay Pujari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4571-650X)
- Ronald Moses Galiwango (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3702-5722)
- Ellen Brazier (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8514-1958)
- April D. Kimmel (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3966-8476)
- Carina César (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0495-3787)
- Jeremy A. Ross (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8458-7819)
- Aimee Freeman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1346-3365)
- Francesca Odhiambo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3503-2294)
- David James Templeton (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2157-9587)
- Zhongzhe Pan (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2439-9847)
- Chido Chinogurei (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1560-7580)
- Kathleen McGinnis
- Geoffrey Fatti (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6467-662X)
- Gad Murenzi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5513-5522)
- Stephany N. Duda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6247-9350)
- Henri Chenal
- Sandra Wagner Cordoso
- Marco Luque
- Christella Twizere
- Armel Poda
- Patricia Lelo
- Oliver Ezechi
Institutions
- Western Cape Department of Health (ZA)
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology (UG)
- Johns Hopkins University (US)
- Moi University (KE)
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of Calgary (CA)
- City University of New York (US)
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Universidad Peruana Cayetano Heredia (PE)
- Stellenbosch University (ZA)
- Limbe Provincial Hospital (CM)
- Kinshasa General Hospital (CD)
- Kenya Medical Research Institute (KE)
- Nazi Boni University (BF)
- VA Connecticut Healthcare System (US)
- Espoir Vie-Togo (TG)
- Lighthouse Trust (MW)
- Sydney Sexual Health Centre (AU)
- Fundación Huésped (AR)
- Instituto Nacional de Cardiologia (BR)
- Rwanda Development Board (RW)
- Rakai Health Sciences Program (UG)
- Mother Hospital (IN)
- Sydney Local Health District (AU)
- National Institute of Quality (PE)
- Honduras Foundation for Agricultural Research (HN)
- Chiang Mai University (TH)
- Nigerian Institute of Medical Research (NG)
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- medRxiv
- Published
- 2025-12-07
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.64898/2025.12.05.25341715
- Primary Topic
- HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Institutes of Health
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
- National Institute of Mental Health
- National Cancer Institute
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
- Fogarty International Center
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development