Research recommendation(s) from an individual piece of guidance
- Guidance:
- HIV testing: increasing uptake among people who may have undiagnosed HIV
- Date issued:
Research recommendations coming out of this guidance
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Interventions to improve the acceptability and uptake of HIV testing among people at higher risk:- What interventions would be effective and cost effective among people at higher risk in the UK to increase uptake of HIV testing among people who may have undiagnosed HIV?
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Supporting healthcare professionals to offer HIV tests:- What interventions are effective and cost effective to increase the likelihood of healthcare professionals offering and recommending an HIV test and of its subsequent uptake?
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Self-sampling and self-testing:- How effective are self-sampling and self-testing in terms of accuracy of sampling, ability to reach different groups, test completion, receipt of results and subsequent care-seeking behaviour?
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Indicator conditions:- What is the UK prevalence of HIV in various indicator conditions, and how effective are interventions using indicator condition-targeted testing compared with other testing strategies?
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Cost utility:- What is the cost utility of increasing the offer or uptake of HIV testing in different settings, for different types of tests, using different strategies (for example opt-in or opt-out approaches) and in areas and groups with different background prevalence?