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Usability and acceptability of oral fluid hepatitis C self-testing among people who inject drugs in Coastal Kenya: a cross-sectional pilot study by Ivanova Reipold, Elena (author);Fajardo, Emmanuel (author);Juma, Emily (author);Bukusi, David (author);Bermudez Aza, Elkin (author);Jamil, Muhammad S. (author);Johnson, Cheryl Case (author);Farquhar, Carey (author);Easterbrook, Philippa (author);Monroe-Wise, Aliza (author) is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.

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## Abstract ## Background People who inject drugs (PWID) are disproportionally affected by hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and many remain undiagnosed. HCV self-testing (HCVST) may be an effective approach to increase testing uptake, but has rarely been used among PWID. We assessed the usability and acceptability of HCVST among PWID in Kenya. ## Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study nested within a cohort study between August and December 2020 on Kenya’s North Coast region. Participants were handed a prototype oral fluid HCVST kit and asked to conduct the test relying on the instructions for use. Usability was assessed by documenting errors made and difficulties faced by participants. Acceptability was assessed using an interviewer-administered semi-structured questionnaire. ## Results Among 150 participants, 19% were female and 65.3% had primary level education or lower. 71.3% made at least one error, 56.7% experienced some difficulty during at least one step, and the majority of participants (78%) required assistance during at least one step of the procedure. Most common errors occurred when placing the tube into the stand (18%), collecting the oral fluid sample (24%) an

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Author

Ivanova Reipold, Elena (author);Fajardo, Emmanuel (author);Juma, Emily (author);Bukusi, David (author);Bermudez Aza, Elkin (author);Jamil, Muhammad S. (author);Johnson, Cheryl Case (author);Farquhar, Carey (author);Easterbrook, Philippa (author);Monroe-Wise, Aliza (author)

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Published

2022

Language

EN

Field

Medicine (Health Sciences)