Project overview
Mozambique has one of the highest HIV burden globally, with an estimated 2.4 million people living with HIV and 81,000 new infections in 2023. A major challenge to epidemic control is that only 86% of people living with HIV are aware of their status, significantly below the global target of 95%. Additionally, pre-exposure prophylaxis access remains limited, with 2.5 million users against the 2025 target of 10 million.
HIV self-testing (HIVST) offers a promising strategy to address these gaps. However, challenges persist in ensuring that those who self-test positive are effectively linked to care, and those who test negative are connected to prevention services.
This research seeks to (i) evaluate whether facility-based HIVST improves linkage to services compared to community-based distribution; (ii) I will map existing data sources and stakeholders to assess the feasibility of integrating fragmented electronic medical records into a unified platform to enhance HIV surveillance systems.
HIV self-testing (HIVST) offers a promising strategy to address these gaps. However, challenges persist in ensuring that those who self-test positive are effectively linked to care, and those who test negative are connected to prevention services.
This research seeks to (i) evaluate whether facility-based HIVST improves linkage to services compared to community-based distribution; (ii) I will map existing data sources and stakeholders to assess the feasibility of integrating fragmented electronic medical records into a unified platform to enhance HIV surveillance systems.
