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Home-based HIV Counseling and Testing for Resource-constrained Settings Participants Manual
Health Systems
HIVAIDS
Description
By the end of the training, participants will be able to:�Educate households and communities about the benefits of home-based HCT.�Conduct pre-test counseling sessions with individuals, couples and children in the home.�Conduct a rapid HIV test using the finger-stick method.�Provide HIV test results to individuals, couples and children in the home.�Support individuals and couples to develop a risk reduction plan and identify safer goal behaviors based on their HIV test results.�Support individuals and couples to disclose their sero-status and encourage partner testing.