HIV Confidant

 
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Region: 
Africa & Middle East
Country: 
South Africa
Partners: 
Dimagi Inc.;
Africa Center for Health and Population Studies KwaZulu Natal;
Activities: 

HIV Confidant was tested in 2003/2004 in a district in South Africa, aiming to encourage HIV/AIDS testing by ensuring secure distribution of test results through the use of handheld computers and standard encryption techniques. The project wanted to contribute to enhancing a number of national indicators and addressing excluded groups and problems.

Further reading: 

Dimagi Inc. 2009, HIV Confidant

Welz, T., Herbst, K. 2008, Anonymous HIV Testing With Participant-Controlled Access to Results Using Handheld Computers..., Sexually Transmitted Diseases, vol. 35, no. 4, pp. 372-376

[added Jan. 2010]

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