Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst
African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study

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Text messaging to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst African communities: findings from a theory based feasibility study

Background: There is a public health need to tackle high levels of undiagnosed (or late diagnosed) HIV amongst the UK's African communities. This research aimed to assess the feasibility and acceptability of using a text messaging intervention to encourage uptake of HIV testing amongst this pop...

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Main Authors:	Evans, Catrin, Turner, K., Blake, Holly, Juma, A., Suggs, S., Occa, A.
Format:	Article
Published:	Wiley 2015
Online Access:	https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39026/

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