Paper Title
HIV testing and linkage to services for youth
Keywords
- hiv testing
- youth and hiv
- hiv prevention
- hiv care
- linkage to services
- adolescent health
- young people and hiv
- hiv testing barriers
- hiv testing access
- hiv awareness
- hiv in low-income countries
- hiv in high-income countries
- hiv treatment
- youth health services
- public health
- hiv case studies
- kenya hiv programs
- us hiv programs
- hiv risk factors
- vulnerable youth and hiv
- hiv continuum of care
- adolescents and hiv
- key populations
- serostatus knowledge
- hiv linkage to care
- barriers to hiv testing
- global health
- hiv services
- hiv testing in kenya
- hiv testing in the us
- socio-political barriers to hiv testing
Article Type
Research Article
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Publication Info
Volume: 18 | Issue: 2 | Pages: 19433
Published On
February, 2015
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Abstract
Introduction HIV testing is the portal to serostatus knowledge that can empower linkage to care for HIV treatment and HIV prevention. However, young people's access to HIV testing is uneven worldwide. The objective of this paper is to review the context and concerns faced by youth around HIV testing in low- as well as high-income country settings. Discussion HIV testing is a critical entry point for primary and secondary prevention as well as care and treatment for young people including key populations of vulnerable youth. We provide a framework for thinking about the role of testing in the continuum of prevention and care for young people. Brief case study examples from Kenya and the US illustrate some of the common barriers and issues involved for young people. Conclusions Young people worldwide need more routine access to HIV testing services that effectively address the developmental, socio-political and other issues faced by young women and men.
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