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Household HTC

Home-based testing has shown to be an acceptable and effective method of identifying patients living with HIV. However, without proper planning, it can become a time-consuming, low-yield activity. To maximize yield, consider
the following points when planning and implementing home-based HTC:


  • Time and day: patients and their household members may not be home during traditional working hours. Instead try Friday afternoons or Saturdays for testing
  • Seasonal calendars: try to focus home-based testing efforts during less busy seasons; for example, during school summer holidays and before/after planting and harvesting seasons
  • Confirm the appointment: it is best to confirm the appointment time with the patient before leaving the health facility
  • Combining with other community activities or home visits: if a CHW is going into the community for any reason, try to plan for him/her to also do home-based HTC in the area
  • Distance patients live from the health facility: if the catchment area of your health facility covers a large area, it may not be feasible to conduct home visits to patients living far away
  • Yield compared to other ACF activities: it is important that health facilities evaluate each of their testing activities for the best yield
  • ACF activities in terms of yield versus the time and effort taken: High-yield, low-effort activities should always be prioritized
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Providing home-based HIV testing
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  • About
    • History
    • Leadership Team
    • Partnerships
  • Toolkit
    • Practical Strategies >
      • Active Case Finding
      • Index Case Finding
      • Linkage to Care
      • Case Management
      • PMTCT and EID
      • Tuberculosis and HIV
    • Other Tools & Resources
  • Publications
    • Peer reviewed publications >
      • Publications on PMTCT
      • Publications on Pediatric HIV
      • Publications on Adolescents
      • Publications on HIV Case Finding
      • Publications on TB
      • Publications on Psychosocial Issues
      • Publications on Cancer
    • Abstracts and presentations
  • Success Stories
  • Updates
  • Get involved
  • Intranet