HIV home test kit: how does it work and is it reliable?

Self-testing kits hope to reduce the 'unacceptably high' number of people with undiagnosed HIV in the UK

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The first legally-approved HIV self-testing kit has gone sale in the UK, in what manufactures are calling a significant step towards normalising HIV testing.

The test, developed by BioSure, is available online and delivers results in just 15 minutes. Charities are hopeful that the home tests will reduce the estimated 26,000 people who have undiagnosed HIV in the UK.

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