A review of existing research suggests that people in two African countries prefer taking HIV tests at home, with the assistance of counselors, instead of at a clinic. Still, the review authors say they are not ready to call for developing countries to adopt more home-based HIV testing.“Given the limited extant literature and the limitations in the existing studies, large-scale implementation of home-based testing models is premature,” said Moses Bateganya, M.D., lead review author and clinical advisor with the University of Washington’s affiliated International Training and Education Center on HIV.
