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. 2020 Jan 6;17(1):378. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17010378
  1. … village merchants have the money but they are not educated and they can do whatever they like. If they ask a village girl for sex, none will say ‘no’. In addition, those merchants can officially have 4 or 5 wives … Imagine what will happen if he got infected by HIV. So, if they are able to test themselves, at least, they know their status and they may not infect others. And if it is for free, this will be outstanding. It will also help to reduce the fear of stigma. (PHC—04)

  2. House to house HIV testing? NO NO, people (who are diagnosed through House-to-House HIV testing) may not come to care or be compliant after linkage. If the testing is especially conducted by HEWs, there may be fear of stigma. By the way, HEWs lack motivation and responsibility. (Admin—05)

  3. Yes, we are doing this (CAGs) and it doesn’t have a problem. We have three cases who come from a very far place and they don’t want to take from the nearby clinics for the fear of isolation. So, they collect their pills in rotation. Similarly, husband takes his wife’s medication and wife takes her husband’s. But now because we have the ‘appointment spacing model’, I don’t think we need it. (HWHC—05)

  4. Peer educators are HIV+ people and it is easy for them to share their story and experiences, so that other HIV+ people easily accept their lived experiences. When they give a witness how ART helps to be what they are now, people start to lose their fear of HIV testing or going to health facilities to get HIV treatment … so, yeah, this will be an outstanding. You see, the benefit is also for them (peer educator) because they are getting a little monthly salary… (C—03)