Three months into AHADI, the team reviews how oral HIV self-testing is landing with sex workers in Tandika and Azimio guesthouses.
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What worked
Pairing HIVST kit distribution with condom drops normalised the test as part of the standard pack. 71% of kits distributed in May returned a self-reported result within 7 days — well above project benchmark.
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What didn't
Linkage after a reactive self-test remained the bottleneck: only 58% of reactive results converted to confirmatory testing at facility. The team responded by deploying two community-based confirmatory testers.