Effect of Optional Home Initiation of HIV Care Following HIV Self-testing on Antiretroviral Therapy Initiation Among Adults in Malawi

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In 2012, an estimated 35 million individuals were infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).1 Antiretroviral therapy (ART) substantially reduces the risk of onward HIV transmission as well as greatly reducing morbidity and mortality,2,3 raising hopes that high uptake of annual HIV testing and early initiation of ART could improve HIV prevention as well as care.4,5

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