Could Free Testing End AIDS? Unlisted Video

Between 2006 and 2013, the rate of new HIV diagnoses had decreased by almost a third in the United States.
Medical News Today reports this was due to the success of antiretroviral treatment and public awareness campaigns.
Since 2013, the number of reported new infections has stayed roughly the same rather than decreasing.
The CDD estimates that 1.1 million people in the U.S. are currently living with HIV.
New research looks at the effect of sending out free self-tests in a population of gay men.
The study was a longitudinal.
It randomized clinical trial that stretched over 12 months and consisted of two groups, summing up 2,665 participants.
It found those with the free testing kit tested themselves more than those who did not have the kit.