Bibliographic information
GuidelineConsolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Maintained
HCV self-testing should be offered as an additional approach to HCV testing services
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
Notes and Remarks
- 1.Design service delivery models: match models to focus populations. Consider who are the intended users (members of key populations or populations from specific age groups, social and/or sexual contacts); where are kits distributed (facilities, other fixed sites, communities, mobile outreach services); when and how are kits distributed (timing and frequency – ongoing, occasional, or event-/campaign-based); who distributes kits (in-person – providers, peers, clients; automated – vending machines; home delivery).
- 2.Optimized support tools and options*: define a minimum support package for self-testers during and after self-testing (in-person, videos, virtual, hotlines).
- 3.Referral pathways: develop efficient and effective pathways for confirmatory testing and linkage to services including prevention, treatment and care.
- 4.Training of providers and distributors Integration with other services such as HIV self-testing programmes (depending on epidemiology) may reduce costs.
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Originally Developed
Guideline
Recommendations and guidance on hepatitis C virus self-testing
Year2021
InstitutionWorld Health Organization
Guideline
Consolidated guidelines on differentiated HIV testing services.
Year2024
InstitutionWorld Health Organization