Table 2.

Description of implementation options

	Core testing	Population in which CB‐HIVST is available	Possibility of using CB‐HIVST if no CLS since last test	Replacement of HTS with CB‐HIVST
Ref	Current level of testing continues, in particular testing in: General population (including WTS) In pregnant women (twice per pregnancy) In people presenting with potential HIV symptoms In men presenting for VMMC	None	Not applicable	Not applicable
1		Young people (15 to 24 years)	Yesa	30%b
2		Adult men (25 to 49 years)		30%b
3		WTS (15 to 64 years)		50%d
4		Young people (15 to 24 years)	Noc	30%b
5		Adult men (25 to 49 years)		30%b
6		WTS (15 to 64 years)		50%d

CB‐HIVST, community‐based HIV self‐testing; CLS, condomless sex; HTS, HIV testing services; PLHIV, people living with HIV; VMMC, voluntary medical male circumcision; WTS, women reporting transactional sex.

^aThey can HIVST only once per year, but they can HIVST even if they had HTS in the last year (% self‐tested per year indicated in Table 4). ^bStudy offered standard HTS or HIVST and 30.9% men opted for HIVST 60. ^cThey can use HIVST only if they had condomless sex since last test (HTS or CB‐HIVST) but they can test more than once per year if having CLS. ^d54% of women who attended a FSW clinic where provider initiated testing and counselling was available (n = 604) and were offered HIVST opted for it 17. Higher rate of substitution has been reported as well 61, 62.