Onyekachukwu Anikamadu, Oliver Ezechi, Alexis Engelhart, Ucheoma Nwaozuru, Chisom Obiezu-Umeh, Ponmile Ogunjemite, Babatunde Ismail Bale, Daniel Nwachukwu, Titilola Gbaja-Biamila, David Oladele, Adesola Z Musa, Stacey Mason, Temitope Ojo, Joseph Tucker, Juliet Iwelunmor
BACKGROUND: HIV self-testing (HIVST) among young people is an effective approach to enhance the uptake of HIV testing recommended by the World Health Organization. However, the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted conventional facility-based HIV testing services, necessitating the exploration of innovative strategies for the effective delivery of HIVST. OBJECTIVE: This study analyzed the outcomes of a digital World AIDS Day crowdsourcing open call, designed to elicit youth responses on innovative approaches to promote HIVST among young people (14-24 years) in Nigeria during COVID-19 restrictions...
April 30, 2024: JMIR Formative Research