Men's willingness to receive text messages and speak with an HIV counselor via the National HIV Hotline following HIV self-testing in Tanzania; a baseline cross- sectional analysis from a cluster -randomized controlled trial

Authors

• Frank Mhando, Johannesburg Business School, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa. [email protected].
• Kelia Olughu, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Washington, DC, USA.
• Marwa Nyankomo, Johannesburg Business School, University of Johannesburg, Johannesburg, South Africa.
• James S. Ngocho, Department of Epidemiology and Applied Biostatistics, Kilimanjaro Christian Medical University, Moshi, Tanzania.
• Ivan Teri, Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation, Washington, DC, USA.
• Gaspar Mbita, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Document Type

Journal Article

Publication Date

4-18-2026

Journal

BMC public health

DOI

10.1186/s12889-026-26958-5

Keywords

HIV self-testing; Linkage to care; MHealth; The National HIV Hotline

APA Citation

Mhando, Frank; Olughu, Kelia; Nyankomo, Marwa; Ngocho, James S.; Teri, Ivan; and Mbita, Gaspar, "Men's willingness to receive text messages and speak with an HIV counselor via the National HIV Hotline following HIV self-testing in Tanzania; a baseline cross- sectional analysis from a cluster -randomized controlled trial" (2026). GW Authored Works. Paper 9040.
https://hsrc.himmelfarb.gwu.edu/gwhpubs/9040

Department

School of Medicine and Health Sciences Student Works