HIV Self-Testing

HIV self-testing to take off in India: findings from the STAR Initiative

HIV self-testing to take off in India: findings from the STAR Initiative WHO recommends HIV self-testing (HIVST) as an important approach to address gaps in HIV diagnoses including among key populations. A report launched in 2022 showed HIVST is acceptable to key populations and their partners in India. The National AIDS Control Organization is considering national polic...

HIV self-testing in India: A step towards self-care

HIV self-testing in India: a step towards self-care To advance HIV prevention and treatment, PATH studied the acceptability and usability of HIV self-testing (HIVST) in India. The results are promising.

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Community and end user feedback is crucial to strengthen and fill up the gaps in reach.

Do you know you can get tested for HIV at home as well?
We had some of our clients share their experiences with HIV self-testing kits as part of Alliance India's Samarth project.

Samarth project provides community-led HIV screening and treatment linkages for men who have s*x with men (MSM) and transgender and hijra (TGH) population by ensuring confidential and sensitive dealing of various s*xual health related issues.

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🎉CONTEST ALERT!🎉
Participate in the HIV Self-Test Kit contest and get a chance to win vouchers worth 15K.

Just follow the below steps to enter contest;
- SHARE a post that promotes HIV Self testing on IG/FB/YT (Post can be done with Photo/Meme/Video) - Theme and caption for the post is mentioned below.
- ADD 3 HASHTAGS - Add all 3 hashtags to your post along with all our community related hashtags
- ADD LINK - Add this to caption "Order a FREE HIV test kit delivered at your doorstep, click link to order - aif.la/3ITpf4k

Best posts as per creativity and reach will stand a chance to win attractive prizes to be announced on Feb 12, 2023.

Theme & Caption -
Take Charge of your Health – First step: HIV Self-test
● At Home HIV Self-test
● No need to travel or wait in long queues
● Safe, Easy & Confidential

Winners will be contacted through DM’s.

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Surabhi Mitra on Instagram: "Get self-tested, simply sitting at home! Free of cost! No kit charges! No delivery charges! Confidentiality completely maintained! Go try it out! Click the link in bio. Don’t think twice! Share with people who need... Surabhi Mitra shared a post on Instagram: "Get self-tested, simply sitting at home! Free of cost! No kit charges! No delivery charges! Confidentiality completely maintained! Go try it out! Click the link in bio. Don’t think twice! Share with people who need it. ...

https://www.psi.org/project/star/

HIV Self-Testing Africa (STAR) Initiative : PSI STAR is a Unitaid-funded initiative to catalyze the global market for HIV self-testing, generate evidence and create an enabling environment for scale-up.

High acceptability of HIV self-testing in a randomized trial among transgender women and men who have s*x with men, Myanmar:

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34802339/

High acceptability of HIV self-testing in a randomized trial among transgender women and men who have s*x with men, Myanmar - PubMed HIV self-testing (HIVST) shows promise to improve HIV diagnosis among those seeking privacy and anonymity in HIV testing. This may include s*xual and gender diverse populations, who experience disproportionately high burdens of stigma and HIV globally. To inform potential scale-up of HIVST in Myanma...

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HIV SELF TESTING song from India: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FJ1CINgGlDU

HIV SELF TESTING song from India

HIV self-testing provides an individual opportunity to decide the choice of test, location of the test and time of the test. It also gives total freedom to an individual that they can decide the further health needs.

Please visit www.sahayindia.org for ordering FREE HIV self-testing kit.

Reach out the HIV self-testing helpline number at 9310989701 for support.

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HIV Self-Testing towards Universal Health Coverage, Unitaid’s Investments in HIV Self-Testing:

Please watch 14.15 onwards. PSI/UNITAID has included the testimonial video experience from STAR HIV self-testing project in India led by PATH along with technical partners (NACO, WHO, UNAIDS, ILO, ICMR-NARI, ICMR-NIE) and implementation partners (HST, SAATHII, SHARE INDIA, ITECH-INDIA, NCPI+, BEST, TCIF, AND VHS).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ht7Qn2OqVY

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HIV Self-Testing towards Universal Health Coverage, Unitaid’s Investments in HIV Self-Testing

Prevention is better than treatment/cure. You must be aware of your situation if you have crossed the line . Take the Star HIV Self-Test Kit to test for HIV to learn your status.

Respect Yourself, Protect Yourself. Let's make an effort to reduce stigma.

With the HIV Self-Test Kit, the Star HIV Self-Test Team ensures that you can test for HIV privately and at your convenience.

Please contact us at 93 1098 9701 or www.sahayindia.org for more details
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Sceintific paper writing workshop of STAR HIV self-testing project!

What symptoms indicate HIV infection?
Do not rely on your symptoms to determine whether you have HIV.
Getting tested is the only way to know for sure.

With HIV Self-Test Kit we Star HIV Self-Test Team, guarantee that you can test for HIV at your own time and place with the privacy.

For additional information, please get in touch with us at 93 1098 9701 or www.sahayindia.org.What symptoms indicate HIV infection?
Do not rely on your symptoms to determine whether you have HIV.
Getting tested is the only way to know for sure.

With HIV Self-Test Kit we Star HIV Self-Test Team, guarantee that you can test for HIV at your own time and place with the privacy.

For additional information, please get in touch with us at 93 1098 9701 or www.sahayindia.org.
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Let’s prevent HIV Together. We STAR HIV ST is aimed at preventing HIV stigma and promoting HIV testing.

We motivate all adults to get tested for HIV, making HIV testing part of everyone’s regular routine.

Self-testing for HIV saves lives. Many people are unaware that they have it. The Star HIV Self-Test Kit allows you to test for HIV at home.

This is merely a screening procedure. Test yourself and save a life. For additional information, please contact us at www.sahayindia.org / 93 1098 9701.
Self Testing highlights the importance of everyone knowing their HIV status and their next steps
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Let’s prevent HIV Together. We STAR HIV ST is aimed at preventing HIV stigma and promoting HIV testing.

We motivate all adults to get tested for HIV, making HIV testing part of everyone’s regular routine.

Self-testing for HIV saves lives. Many people are unaware that they have it. The Star HIV Self-Test Kit allows you to test for HIV at home.

This is merely a screening procedure. Test yourself and save a life. For additional information, please contact us at www.sahayindia.org / 93 1098 9701.
Self Testing highlights the importance of everyone knowing their HIV status and their next steps.
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I took HIV Self Test, because I wanted to know my status.

Protect yourself and those who love you by loving yourself and protecting those who love you. With the Star HIV Self-Test Kit, you can be proud of knowing your HIV status.
Self-testing is simple and may be done in the privacy of your own home.

For further information, please visit www.sahayindia.org or call us at 93 1098 9701.
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HIV/AIDS is a treatable illness. It is not a fatal illness. It's just a chronic illness that can be treated if you're aware of it.

Take satisfaction in loving yourself and taking one step to safeguard your loved ones.

To find out your HIV status, use the Star HIV Self-Test kit.

To obtain the kit, please contact us at www.sahayindia.com.

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"Each HIV test takes a step closer of Ending HIV/AIDS".
Knowing your HIV status opens the door to life-saving HIV prevention and treatment choices for you or someone you care about.
Let's get started to TALK about HIV, get Tested with an HIV Self-Test Kit, and get Treated so you can live a happy life.

To maintain a healthy lifestyle, remember these three words: TALK, TEST, TREAT.
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The silence and stigma surrounding HIV and AIDS must be broken and replaced with openness, good communication and compassion.

Better to protect, Rather than regret.

1.Get educated. Learn the basic facts about HIV transmission & prevention.
2. Get talking. Talk with parents, families, teachers, doctors, and other trusted adults about HIV and s*xual health.
3. Get tested for HIV.
4. Get ARV medicines, if required.
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अधिकांश लोग अपने एचआईवी संक्रमण की स्थिति से अनजान हैं। दूसरों में संक्रमण फैलाने से बचने के लिए अपनी स्थिति जानना महत्वपूर्ण है। एचआईवी परीक्षण ही यह पता लगाने का एकमात्र तरीका है कि आप वायरस से संक्रमित हैं या नहीं। अब आप स्टार एचआईवी सेल्फ-टेस्ट किट का उपयोग करके घर या अपनी पसंद के निजी स्थान पर अपनी एचआईवी स्थिति का परीक्षण कर सकते हैं। इसका परीक्षण करना बहुत आसान है।

एचआईवी सेल्फ-टेस्टिंग किट को चयनित स्थानों से उठाया जा सकता है या चयनित जिलों के भीतर आपके पते पर कोरियर किया जा सकता है। एचआईवी सेल्फ-टेस्ट किट का लाभ उठाने के लिए www.sahayindia.org पर जाएं।

किट के उपयोग के लिए निर्देशों की जानकारी www.sahayindia.org के संसाधन अनुभाग में प्रदान की गई है। अधिक जानकारी के लिए आप 93 1098 9701 पर कॉल कर सकते हैं।

एचआईवी स्व-परीक्षण किट का उपयोग करना आसान और सरल है।
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স্টার এইচআইভি স্ব-পরীক্ষা
এইচআইভি স্ব-পরীক্ষা কিটটি একবার ব্যবহারযোগ্য হিসাবে ডিজাইন করা হয়েছে, যা আপনাকে আপনার সুবিধামতো অবস্থান, বাড়ি বা অন্যান্য ব্যক্তিগত স্থানে এবং সুবিধামতো সময়ে এইচ আই ভি টেস্ট করতে আপনাকে সক্ষম করে।
যদি আপনি এইচআইভির সংস্পর্শে আসা নিয়ে উদ্বিগ্ন বা অনিশ্চিত হন, তাহলে স্টার এইচআইভি স্ব-পরীক্ষা কিটের মাধ্যমে যত তাড়াতাড়ি সম্ভব পরীক্ষা করুন।

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ஸ்டார் எச்ஐவி சுய பரிசோதனை
எச்.ஐ.வி சுய-பரிசோதனை கிட் ஒருமுறை பயன்படுத்தக்கூடிய எச்.ஐ.வி சோதனைக் கருவியாக வடிவமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது, இது உங்கள் இருப்பிடம், வீடு அல்லது பிற தனிப்பட்ட இடம் மற்றும் உங்களுக்குச் சிறப்பாகச் செயல்படும் நேரத்தில் முடிவுகளைப் பெற அனுமதிக்கிறது.
நீங்கள் எச்.ஐ.வி.யால் பாதிக்கப்பட்டிருக்கலாம் என நீங்கள் கவலைப்பட்டாலோ அல்லது உறுதியாக தெரியாமலோ இருந்தால், ஸ்டார் எச்ஐவி சுய-பரிசோதனை கிட் மூலம் கூடிய விரைவில் பரிசோதனை செய்துகொள்ளுங்கள்.
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The majority of people are unaware of their HIV's infection Status. It's critical to know your status in order to avoid spreading the infection to others. An HIV test is the only method to find out if you have the virus. Now you can test your HIV status at home or private space of your choice, using the Star HIV Self-Test Kit. It is simple.

HIV Self-Testing Kit can be picked up at selected locations or can be couriered to your address within the selected districts. To avail HIV Self-Tests Kits visit www.sahayindia.org. You may call 93 1098 9701 for more details.

Using HIV self-test kit is easy and simple. Information on the instructions of usage of Kit is provided in the Resources section of www.sahayindia.org.
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Star HIV Self-Test
HIV Self-Test Kit is designed as a single-use HIV test kit that allows you to get results at convenience of your location, home or other private space and at a time that works best for you
If you are concerned or unsure that you may have been exposed to HIV, get tested as soon as possible through Star HIV Self-Test Kit.
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HIV self-test provides opportunity to you to screen yourself for HIV on your own, ensuring privacy, and at a place and time as per your convenience.

Using HIV self-test kit is easy and simple. Information on the instructions of usage of Kit is provided in the resource section of www.sahayindia.org.

HIV Self-Testing Kit can be picked up at selected locations or can be couriered to your address within the selected districts.
To avail HIV Self-Tests Kits visit www.sahayindia.org. You may call 93 1098 9701 for more details.
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