Sensitivity and specificity of OraQuick® HIV self-test compared to a 4th generation laboratory reference standard algorithm in urban and rural Zambia

Background HIV self-testing (HIVST) has the potential to increase coverage of HIV testing, but concerns exist about intended users’ ability to correctly perform and interpret tests, especially in poor communities with low literacy rates. We assessed the clinical performance of the 2016 prototype Ora...

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Published in:	BMC infectious diseases Vol. 22; no. Suppl 1; pp. 494 - 12
Main Authors:	Neuman, Melissa, Mwinga, Alwyn, Kapaku, Kezia, Sigande, Lucheka, Gotsche, Caroline, Taegtmeyer, Miriam, Dacombe, Russell, Maluzi, Kwitaka, Kosloff, Barry, Johnson, Cheryl, Hatzold, Karin, Corbett, Elizabeth L., Ayles, Helen
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	London BioMed Central 25.05.2022 BioMed Central Ltd Springer Nature B.V BMC
Subjects:	Accuracy Algorithms Confidence intervals Data collection Diagnostic tests Disease prevention Health care facilities Health facilities HIV HIV Infections - diagnosis HIV self-testing HIV Testing Households Human immunodeficiency virus Humans Immunoassays In vitro diagnostics Infectious Diseases Internal Medicine Laboratories Low income areas Mass Screening - methods Medical Microbiology Medical tests Medicine Medicine & Public Health Parasitology Questionnaires Reference Standards Rural health Sample size Self evaluation Self testing Self tests Self-care Sensitivity analysis Sensitivity and Specificity Social aspects Systematic review Tropical Medicine Urban areas Urban health Zambia Zambia HIV self-testing HIV In vitro diagnostics Self-care Diagnostic tests
ISSN:	1471-2334, 1471-2334
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