Can I test myself at home for HIV?

Can I test myself at home for HIV?

The OraQuick In-Home HIV Test is the only HIV test approved by the FDA that people can use to test themselves at home or in a private location. OraQuick was approved in 2012 for sale in stores and online to anyone age 17 and older. The kit does not require sending a sample to a lab.

How can I get free OraQuick?

Know Your Status from the privacy of your own home. You can order the FDA-approved OraQuick In-Home HIV test from Bebashi. Fill out the form below and you will receive your free kit (no fee for shipping). The shipment of the kit will take about 7-10 days.

Does Walgreens give free HIV test?

Since 2011, the Greater Than AIDS/Walgreens National HIV Community Partnership has joined with health departments and HIV service organizations across the country to provide more than 57,000 free HIV tests in Walgreens stores in support of National HIV Testing Day (NHTD).

Where can I get tested for free?

Low or no-cost testing is available at local health centers and select pharmacies:

• Find a health center near you. Please call ahead to make an appointment.
• CVS Health.
• Local independent pharmacies.
• Walgreens.
• Walmart in partnership with Quest Diagnostics.

Does OraQuick really work?

OraQuick is 91.7% accurate at identifying HIV-positive test results. This means that almost 10% of people who test HIV negative using OraQuick are actually HIV positive. Oraquick is not as accurate as blood-based testing in a lab, which has been shown to be 99.7% accurate at identifying positive test results.

Can you trust negative OraQuick?

99.9% of people (4,902 out of 4,903) correctly reported a negative test result. The lab and OraQuick® In-Home HIV Test found the same result. This means that 1 out of 4,903 people not infected with HIV reported a positive test result even though that person was really not infected with HIV.

Is OraQuick negative reliable?

The test is also 99.9% accurate if your results are negative, meaning that you don’t have HIV. So you can be highly confident of either answer. The OraQuick In-Home HIV Test is less accurate. This test will find HIV antibodies 92% of the time.