Bibliographic Info
GuidelineConsolidated guidelines on HIV, viral hepatitis and STI prevention, diagnosis, treatment and care for key populations
Year of Publication2022
Issuing InstitutionWHO
Recommendation
Status
Maintained
Recommended in favor
Strong
Certainty of evidence
Moderate
HCV self-testing should be offered as an additional approach to HCV testing services
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.
Also Featured In
This recommendation also appears in the following guidelines:
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