From: Men’s perspectives on HIV self-testing in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-synthesis
Author & year | Country | Study aim | Sample | Number of participants | Age group | Research Method |
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Burke et al., 2017 | Uganda | To examine values and preferences related to HIVST among community members and health care providers in both mainland and high-risk fishing populations, including with sex workers and fishermen, in Rakai District, Uganda | Males & females | Interviews: 11 – females 10 – males 12 healthcare providersFGDs: 30 – males 25 - females | Not specified | Qualitative (interviews & focus group discussions) |
Chipungu et al., 2017 | Zambia | To examine the intention to link to care amongst potential HIVST users and the suitability of three linkage to care strategies in Lusaka Province, Zambia | Males & females | Quantitative: 1617 (60% females, 40% males) Qualitative: 64 participants | 16–49 years | Mixed methods: Quantitative (cross sectional survey) & qualitative (focus group discussions) |
Choko et al., 2011 | Malawi | To investigate the potential of supervised oral HIV self-testing in Blantyre, Malawi. | Males & females | Quantitative: 147 – females 136 – males Qualitative: 72 participants (6 groups of 12 participants each) | Median age = 27 years | Mixed methods: Quantitative (cross-sectional) & qualitative (interviews) |
Choko et al., 2017 | Malawi | To describe the views of pregnant women and their male partners on HIV self-test kits that are woman-delivered, alone or with an additional intervention. | Males & females | 31- females 31 – males | Median age for men: 28.5 years; women: 23.5 years | Qualitative (focus group discussions & in-depth interviews) |
Conserve et al., 2018 | Tanzania | To investigate the reasons and strategies men used to encourage their peers to test for HIV and the outcomes in order to inform the development of a social network-based HIVST intervention for men called STEP (Self-Testing Education and Promotion) | Males | 23 | Mean age: 27.3 years | Qualitative (interviews) |
Conserve et al., 2018 | Tanzania | To assess men’s attitudes and personal agency towards HIV self-testing (HIVST) and confirmatory HIV testing in order to inform the development of the Tanzania STEP (Self-Testing Education and Promotion) Project, a peer-based HIV self-testing intervention for young men in Tanzania | Males | 23 | Mean age: 27.3 years | Qualitative (interviews) |
Harichund et al., 2018 | South Africa | To assess whether men or women in KwaZulu-Natal displayed a higher acceptance of HIVST and also explored factors that influenced and motivated their acceptability. | Males & females | 12 -males; 28 -females | men: 19–37 years; women: 18–37 years | Qualitative (in-depth interviews, Focus group discussions) |
Indravudh et al., 2017 | Malawi & Zimbabwe | To identify young people’s preferences for HIV self-testing (HIVST) delivery, determines the relative strength of preferences and explores underlying behaviours and perceptions to inform youth-friendly services in southern Africa | Males & females | 68 - females 54 – males Qualitative: 8-female interviews (60 FGDs participants) 7 – male interviews (47 FGDs participants) | 16–25 years | Mixed methods: Qualitative (interviews & focus group discussions); & experiments |
Jennings et al., 2017 | Tanzania | To assess perceived costs saved and costs incurred from use of HIVST kits in infrequently- or never-tested Tanzanian men. | Males | 23 | 15 years & older | Qualitative (interviews) |
Kelvin et al., 2016 | South Africa | To document opinions about self-administered at-home oral HIV testing | Males & females | 10 - females 10 - males | 18 years & older | Qualitative (interviews) |
Knight et al., 2017 | South Africa | To assess the perceived usability and acceptability of HIVST among lay users using several self-test prototypes. | Males & females | 27 - females; 23 – males | 18 years & older | (Qualitative (interviews) |
Makusha et al., 2015 | South Africa | To explore: interest in HIV self-testing; potential distribution channels for HIV self-tests to target groups; perception of requirements for diagnostic technologies that would be most amenable to HIV self-testing and opinions on barriers and opportunities for HIV-linkage to care after receiving positive test results | Males & females | 2: Government Officials; 4: NGOs; 2: Donors; 3 Academic Researchers; 1 Int. stakeholder | 18 years & older | Qualitative (in-depth interviews) |
Martinez Perez et al., 2016 | South Africa | To examine the feasibility and acceptability of unsupervised oral self-testing for home use in an informal settlement of South Africa. | Males | 11 - females; 9 - males | 18 years & older | Qualitative (couple interviews, in-depth interviews, focus group discussions) |
Matovu et al., 2018 | Uganda | To explore HIVST perceptions, delivery strategies, and post-test experiences among pregnant women and their male partners in Central Uganda. | Males | 17 - females; 15 - males | 18 years & older | Qualitative (in-depth interviews) |
Ngure et al., 2017 | Kenya | To address key questions on feasibility, acceptability and use of HIV self-testing among HIV-uninfected persons initiating PrEP | Males | 10 - females; 20 - males | 27–38 years | Qualitative (in-depth interviews; focus group discussion) & qualitative |
Ritchwood et al., 2019 | South Africa | To elucidate concerns and issues regarding HIVST rollout among South African youth | Males & females | Phase 1 (FGDs): 16 females; 19 males, Phase 2a (Observations): 10 females; 10 males Phase 2b (Observations): 20 females; 20 males | 18–24 years | Mixed methods: Qualitative (focus group discussions) & observations |