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However, reports increasingly indicate retesting among people living with HIV (PLHIV), a group that would not require additional testing since they would already have received a confirmed diagnosis. We describe the demographic characteristics of PLHIV retesters in Lesotho, report the average number of HIV tests post-diagnosis among PLHIV, and share motivations for retesting.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In August 2022, a nationally representative cohort in Lesotho participated in a cell phone survey about their HIV status and testing history. Study participants were recruited from a face-to-face survey conducted in 2020, Lesotho Population Based HIV Impact Assessment survey.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Of the 1523 participants called, 1111 participants responded (72.9%) and 266 reported living with HIV. We found 18.8% of people living with HIV (PLHIV) reported retesting at least once for HIV, and 58% of PLHIV who reported retesting were likely or very likely to retest for HIV in the coming year. The main reason PLHIV reported retesting was because a health care worker offered the test (61.7%) followed by self-initiated testing to confirm their status (29.1%). Among male PLHIV who had a history of retesting, 92.0% were very likely or likely to retest, compared to only 30.6% of female PLHIV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We found almost a fifth of PLHIV in Lesotho reported a history of retesting for HIV, and 58% of PLHIV were likely or very likely to retest for HIV in the coming year. Educating providers and men living with HIV could reduce retesting among PLHIV.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1177\/09564624241289984","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,22]],"date-time":"2024-10-22T03:36:39Z","timestamp":1729568199000},"page":"114-118","update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1177\/sage-journals-update-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["HIV retesting among people living with HIV in Lesotho in 2022"],"prefix":"10.1177","volume":"36","author":[{"given":"Spencer D","family":"Pogue","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Columbia University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Suzue","family":"Saito","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ICAP at Columbia"},{"name":"Columbia University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Mphotleng","family":"Tlhomola","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Lesotho Ministry of Health"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Christine A","family":"West","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Fred","family":"Asiimwe","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Puleng","family":"Ramphalla","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Centers for Disease Control and Prevention"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Eugenie","family":"Poirot","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ICAP at Columbia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"given":"Claire","family":"Steiner","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ICAP at Columbia"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]},{"ORCID":"https:\/\/orcid.org\/0000-0002-8261-7025","authenticated-orcid":false,"given":"Abigail R","family":"Greenleaf","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"ICAP at Columbia"},{"name":"Columbia University"}],"role":[{"role":"author","vocabulary":"crossref"}]}],"member":"179","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2024,10,22]]},"reference":[{"key":"e_1_3_3_2_2","first-page":"196","volume-title":"The path that ends AIDS: UNAIDS Global AIDS Update 2023, J.U.N.P.o. 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