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The use and impact of European Testing Week regional awareness campaigns to increase HIV and viral hepatitis testing coverage

2023-09-29Journal article Open access
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dc.contributor.authorRaben, Dorthe
dc.contributor.authorKahama, C. B.
dc.contributor.authorCombs, L.
dc.contributor.authorStengaard, Annemarie
dc.contributor.authorRockstroh, J. K.
dc.contributor.authorSimões, Daniel
dc.contributor.authorCollins, Ben
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-23T15:13:18Z
dc.date.available2024-04-23T15:13:18Z
dc.date.issued2023-09-29
dc.description.abstractIntroduction Since 2013, the European Testing Week (ETW) awareness campaign has become a key regional event influencing testing efforts for HIV, viral hepatitis, and sexually transmitted infections (STIs) through participation of 720 organizations. Here, we report on a survey from May to June 2022 aimed at assessing the participant-reported impact of the campaign. Methods All past and current participating organizations were asked to complete an online questionnaire between 12 May and 17 June 2022. Multiple choice and open-text questions included organization information, usage of ETW to engage in local testing-related activities, and the effect of a regional campaign to reach a wider audience and generate impact. Results Of the 52 respondents, 34 (65%) stated first participating in ETW 5–10 years ago. ETW was used for awareness raising by 40 respondents (83%), new testing activities by 37 (77%), advocacy initiatives by 15 (31%), and training/capacity building by 18 (38%). For awareness raising, 95% used ETW to highlight the importance of and to encourage testing; for new testing activities, 74% used ETW to reach new groups. In total, 44 (85%) reported added benefits of a Europe-wide campaign compared with national/local campaigns, particularly the increased visibility and collaboration opportunities. Impact at the local level was observed by 24 (51%), and impact at a national level was observed by 20 (43%). A total of 28 (79%) reported increases in the number of tests performed and 25 (75%) reported increases in clients accessing services. Conclusions Regional awareness campaigns reach wider audiences, boost local and national efforts to increase testing, and sensitize key populations about the critical value of testing compared with local/national campaigns.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/hiv.13544pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/50711
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.relationThe EuroTEST initiative received financial support from Gilead Sciences, Merck MSD, ViiV Healthcare, and the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control.pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectEuropean Testing Weekpt_PT
dc.subjectHIVpt_PT
dc.subjectviral hepatitispt_PT
dc.subjectsexually transmitted infectionspt_PT
dc.subjectAwareness campaignpt_PT
dc.subjectTestingpt_PT
dc.subjectEuropept_PT
dc.titleThe use and impact of European Testing Week regional awareness campaigns to increase HIV and viral hepatitis testing coveragept_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.endPage160pt_PT
oaire.citation.issue1pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage154pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleHIV Medicinept_PT
oaire.citation.volume25pt_PT
person.familyNameSimões
person.givenNameDaniel
person.identifier.ciencia-id1818-7825-CF26
person.identifier.orcid0000-0001-7799-9631
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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