Studies have demonstrated that self-testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is highly acceptable among individuals and could allow cost savings, compared with provider-delivered HIV testing and counseling (PHTC), although the longer-term population-level effects are uncertain. We evaluated the cost-effectiveness of introducing self-testing in 2015 over a 20-year time frame in a country such as Zimbabwe.
AUTHORS: Valentina Cambiano, Deborah Ford, Travor Mabugu, Sue Napierala Mavedzenge, Alec Miners, Owen Mugurungi, Fumiyo Nakagawa, Paul Revill, and Andrew Phillips