HCV Self-testing in Malaysia

Self-testing with easy-to-use rapid diagnostic tests (RDTs) has been successfully used for diseases such as HIV. The availability of self-testing has been shown to increase testing rates and testing acceptability in diverse populations around the world, in large part due to its convenience and privacy advantages. Self-testing has also been effectively used to reach key populations who may not be covered by traditional healthcare programs, such as persons who inject drugs and men who have sex with men. In Malaysia, HIV self-testing has been shown to have moderate to high levels of acceptability, depending on the population, test used, and test delivery framework. In the present study we aim to evaluate the acceptability and impact of an online program enabling home-based hepatitis C virus (HCV) self-testing in Malaysia.