Targeted Implementation of HIV Self-Testing Increases Testing Uptake Among Partners of Index Persons Known to Have HIV in Kenya

Partners of persons living with HIV (PLHIV) are at high risk of HIV acquisition, particularly if PLHIV are newly diagnosed or not virally suppressed. A focused partner HIV testing strategy could stimulate efficient identification of persons for PrEP or ART programs. We sequentially implemented two partner testing strategies at two Kenyan HIV clinics: 1) invitation for clinic-based testing and 2) HIVST kits distribution to index PLHIV. For each testing strategy, we enrolled approximately 150 consecutive index PLHIV with partners of unknown HIV status, not on ART,