article_snippet.sent: An HIV self-testing kit is on sale for the first time in the UK.
article_snippet.sent: The testing kit, on sale online, uses a small amount of blood from a finger-prick sample to detect the presence of HIV antibodies, giving a result in just 15 minutes .
article_snippet.sent: The testing kit, on sale online, uses a small amount of blood from a finger-prick sample to detect the presence of HIV antibodies, giving a result in just 15 minutes.
article_snippet.sent: Positive test results need to be confirmed by a healthcare professional and those in high-risk groups are recommended to be tested every three months.
article_snippet.sent: The only alternative currently available is 'home sampling', which involves collecting a blood sample 160 times larger than that for the self-test and posting the self-test to a laboratory, with results given five days later.