Reliability of HIV rapid diagnostic tests for self-testing compared with testing by health-care workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis Carmen Figueroa, Cheryl Johnson, Nathan Ford, Anita Sands, Shona Dalal

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Reliability of HIV rapid diagnostic tests for self-testing compared with testing by health-care workers: a systematic review and meta-analysis Carmen Figueroa, Cheryl Johnson, Nathan Ford, Anita Sands, Shona Dalal

World Health Organization

Jun 2018

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The ability of individuals to use HIV self-tests correctly is debated. To inform the 2016 WHO recommendation on HIV self-testing, this research assessed the reliability and performance of HIV rapid diagnostic tests when used by self-testers.