Acceptability of unsupervised peer-based distribution of HIV oral self-testing for the hard-to-reach in rural KwaZulu Natal, South Africa: Results from a demonstration study

• Marcel K. Kitenge ,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

  * E-mail: msfocb-eshowe-epi@brussels.msf.org, marcel.kanyinda@gmail.com

  Affiliations Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Department of Global Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8245-4043

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• Chinmay Laxmeshwar,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Resources, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1561-3857

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• Elkin Bermudez Aza,

  Roles Conceptualization, Methodology, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), International Office, Amsterdam, Netherlands

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• Ellie Ford-Kamara,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

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• Gilles Van Cutsem,

  Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliations Southern Africa Medical Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Cape Town, South Africa, Centre for Infectious Disease Epidemiology and Research, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa

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• Ntombi Gcwensa,

  Roles Conceptualization, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

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• Esther C. Casas,

  Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Software, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Southern Africa Medical Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Cape Town, South Africa

  https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4141-2397

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• Khanyo Hlophe,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Department of Health, King Cetshwayo District, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

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• Petros Isaakidis,

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Visualization, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Southern Africa Medical Unit, Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Cape Town, South Africa

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• Liesbet Ohler

  Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Resources, Supervision, Validation, Writing – review & editing

  Affiliation Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF), Eshowe, KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

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