{"id":2099,"date":"2024-11-05T16:22:58","date_gmt":"2024-11-05T13:22:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/?p=2099"},"modified":"2024-11-05T16:25:47","modified_gmt":"2024-11-05T13:25:47","slug":"social-network-strategy-sns-for-hiv-testing-a-new-approach-for-identifying-individuals-with-undiagnosed-hiv-infection-in-tanzania","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/2024\/11\/05\/social-network-strategy-sns-for-hiv-testing-a-new-approach-for-identifying-individuals-with-undiagnosed-hiv-infection-in-tanzania\/","title":{"rendered":"Social network strategy (SNS) for HIV testing: a new approach for identifying individuals with undiagnosed HIV infection in Tanzania"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1155\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/2-1024x472.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2103\" srcset=\"https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/2-1024x472.png 1024w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/2-300x138.png 300w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/2-768x354.png 768w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/2-365x168.png 365w, https:\/\/amref.org\/tanzania\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/2.png 1155w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1155px) 100vw, 1155px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Social network strategy (SNS) testing uses network connections to refer individuals at high risk to HIV testing services (HTS). In Tanzania, SNS testing is offered in communities and health facilities. In communities, SNS testing targets key and vulnerable populations (KVP), while in health facilities it complements index testing by reaching unelicited index contacts. Routine data were used to assess performance and trends over time in PEPFAR-supported sites between October 2021 and March 2023<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/38502602\/\">Download Research Paper&gt;&gt;&gt;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Social network strategy (SNS) testing uses network connections to refer individuals at high risk to HIV testing services (HTS). In Tanzania, SNS testing is offered in communities and health facilities. 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