Navigating HIV self-testing: Concerns among adolescents and young people aged 15–24 years in Uganda. An exploratory qualitative study

Richard Muhumuza; Denis Ndekezi; Rehema Nagawa; Esther Awino; Chiti Bwalya; Madalitso Mbewe; Joanita Nassali; Jackline Namara; Felix Rutaro; Musonda Simwinga; Virginia Bond; Janet Seeley; Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0330000

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Navigating HIV self-testing: Concerns among adolescents and young people aged 15–24 years in Uganda. An exploratory qualitative study

Richard Muhumuza ,

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

* E-mail: richard.muhumuza@mrcuganda.org

Affiliation Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda

https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9931-7600

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Denis Ndekezi,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Software, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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Rehema Nagawa,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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Esther Awino,

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

Affiliation Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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Chiti Bwalya,

Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Formal analysis, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Zambart, University of Zambia—Ridgeway Campus, Lusaka, Zambia, Ciheb Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia, Department of Behavioural and Community Health, University of Maryland, School of Public Health, College Park, Maryland, United States of America
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Madalitso Mbewe,

Roles Formal analysis, Methodology, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Zambart, University of Zambia—Ridgeway Campus, Lusaka, Zambia
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Joanita Nassali,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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Jackline Namara,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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Felix Rutaro,

Roles Data curation, Formal analysis, Methodology, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda
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Musonda Simwinga,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Methodology, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliation Zambart, University of Zambia—Ridgeway Campus, Lusaka, Zambia
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Virginia Bond,

Roles Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Zambart, University of Zambia—Ridgeway Campus, Lusaka, Zambia, Ciheb Zambia, Lusaka, Zambia
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Janet Seeley,

Roles Conceptualization, Formal analysis, Investigation, Project administration, Supervision, Writing – review & editing

Affiliations Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom
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Andrew Sentoogo Ssemata

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

Affiliations Medical Research Council/Uganda Virus Research Institute & London School of Hygiene Tropical Medicine, Uganda Research Unit, Entebbe, Uganda, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, United Kingdom

https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0060-0842

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Navigating HIV self-testing: Concerns among adolescents and young people aged 15–24 years in Uganda. An exploratory qualitative study

Richard Muhumuza,
Denis Ndekezi,
Rehema Nagawa,
Esther Awino,
Chiti Bwalya,
Madalitso Mbewe,
Joanita Nassali,
Jackline Namara,
Felix Rutaro,
Musonda Simwinga

Published: February 5, 2026
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0330000

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