Acceptability and feasibility of HIV self-testing integration into publicly-funded HIV prevention services: Perspectives from HIV testing agency staff that provide HIV testing services to sexual and gender minority youth in Philadelphia County

Dovie L. Watson; Stephen Bonett; Steven Meanley; Sarah M. Wood; Kathleen A. Brady; José A. Bauermeister

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0320290

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Acceptability and feasibility of HIV self-testing integration into publicly-funded HIV prevention services: Perspectives from HIV testing agency staff that provide HIV testing services to sexual and gender minority youth in Philadelphia County

Dovie L. Watson ,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

* E-mail: Dovie.Watson@pennmedicine.upenn.edu

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Infectious Diseases, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6260-2478

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Stephen Bonett,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – original draft, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7608-3741

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Steven Meanley,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Sarah M. Wood,

Roles Conceptualization, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Craig Dalsimer Division of Adolescent Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Department of Pediatrics, University of Pennsylvania Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Kathleen A. Brady,

Roles Conceptualization, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Philadelphia Department of Public Health, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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José A. Bauermeister

Roles Conceptualization, Funding acquisition, Project administration, Resources, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Department of Family and Community Health, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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Acceptability and feasibility of HIV self-testing integration into publicly-funded HIV prevention services: Perspectives from HIV testing agency staff that provide HIV testing services to sexual and gender minority youth in Philadelphia County

Dovie L. Watson,
Stephen Bonett,
Steven Meanley,
Sarah M. Wood,
Kathleen A. Brady,
José A. Bauermeister

Published: March 25, 2025
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0320290

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