Expanding HIV testing and counselling into communities: Feasibility, acceptability, and effects of an integrated family planning/HTC service delivery model by village health teams in Uganda

This experience from Uganda extends evidence on the use of lay health workers in HIV testing and counseling (HTC) through an integrated family planning/HTC model with community health workers. Findings indicate that integrating HTC into pre-existing family planning services is feasible and acceptable and potentially fills a gap in HTC service provision, including more frequent testing.