TY - JOUR
T1 - Strategies for enhancing uptake of HIV self-testing among Nigerian youths
T2 - A descriptive analysis of the 4YouthByYouth crowdsourcing contest
AU - Rosenberg, Nora E.
AU - Obiezu-Umeh, Chisom S.
AU - Gbaja-Biamila, Titilola
AU - Tahlil, Kadija M.
AU - Nwaozuru, Ucheoma
AU - Oladele, David
AU - Musa, Adesola Z.
AU - Idigbe, Ifeoma
AU - Okwuzu, Jane
AU - Bamidele, Tajudeen
AU - Tang, Weiming
AU - Ezechi, Oliver
AU - Tucker, Joseph D.
AU - Iwelunmor, Juliet
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 Author(s) (or their employer(s)).
PY - 2021/7/1
Y1 - 2021/7/1
N2 - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) recognises that in order to achieve its ambitious goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030,1 it is essential to engage youths as beneficiaries, partners and leaders.2 To date, inadequate youth engagement has resulted in poor health service utilisation. In Nigeria, for example, youths face a high burden of HIV, yet have very low testing uptake. With an overall HIV prevalence of 1.5% in Nigeria, adolescents and young adults account for up to 34% of new cases of HIV infection.3 In 2013, 16% of Nigerian young women and 9% of young men 15-24 years old had ever tested for HIV,4 with only modest progress in the ensuing years.3 5 6 Nigeria's 2016-2020 National HIV Strategy for Adolescents and Young People recognises a broad range of facility-level barriers and negative provider attitudes that limit young people from testing in health facilities.7 Recognising and responding with innovative approaches that will address such barriers and enable more young people to receive HIV testing is needed.
AB - The Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) recognises that in order to achieve its ambitious goal of ending the HIV epidemic by 2030,1 it is essential to engage youths as beneficiaries, partners and leaders.2 To date, inadequate youth engagement has resulted in poor health service utilisation. In Nigeria, for example, youths face a high burden of HIV, yet have very low testing uptake. With an overall HIV prevalence of 1.5% in Nigeria, adolescents and young adults account for up to 34% of new cases of HIV infection.3 In 2013, 16% of Nigerian young women and 9% of young men 15-24 years old had ever tested for HIV,4 with only modest progress in the ensuing years.3 5 6 Nigeria's 2016-2020 National HIV Strategy for Adolescents and Young People recognises a broad range of facility-level barriers and negative provider attitudes that limit young people from testing in health facilities.7 Recognising and responding with innovative approaches that will address such barriers and enable more young people to receive HIV testing is needed.
KW - global health
KW - public health
KW - sexual health
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85101701508&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1136/bmjinnov-2020-000556
DO - 10.1136/bmjinnov-2020-000556
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85101701508
SN - 2055-8074
VL - 7
SP - 590
EP - 596
JO - BMJ Innovations
JF - BMJ Innovations
IS - 3
ER -