“There is no need to leave the beach to test”: a qualitative study of HIV self-testing knowledge and acceptability of HIV self-test kit distribution among social networks of fishermen in Western Kenya

By sjmartinez • March 17, 2025

Lewis-Kulzer J, Olugo P, Gutin SA, Kwena ZA, Nishimura H, Thorp M, Agot K, Ayieko B, Bukusi EA, Oluoch L, Angawa D, Thirumurthy H, Camlin CS. "There is no need to leave the beach to test": a qualitative study of HIV self-testing knowledge and acceptability of HIV self-test kit distribution among social networks of fishermen in Western Kenya. BMC Public Health. 2025 Mar 14;25(1):1005. doi: 10.1186/s12889-025-22136-1. PMID: 40087617.

Tags: Fishermen, HIV self-testing, Infectious Diseases, Kenya, Peer approaches, prevention, Publications, sub-Saharan Africa

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