U.S., March 24 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07488221) titled 'Male Partner Engagement in HIV Testing Using Partner-notification Slip Plus Oral HIV Self-testing Kit' on March 11.
Brief Summary: HIV testing uptake among male partners of pregnant women remains low. But the optimal way to engage the male partners is unknown. The antenatal setting, with nearly universal uptake of HIV testing for women, can serve as a way of reaching male partners. HIV self-testing (HIVST) is one approach to HIV testing that can be conducted out of health facility. HIVST is a rapid antibody test which can be performed by non-medical people and allows people to collect their own specimen, perform the test, and inter...