OraQuick In-Home Hiv Test

OraQuick provides a way to regularly test for HIV. Testing on a regular basis is important to help stop the spread of HIV and AIDS.

This is an Oral Swab Test that does not require blood used by Healthcare Professionals, providing results in just 20 minutes.

• 99.9% accurate in people not infected with HIV
• 91.7% accurate in people infected with HIV (This means false negatives are more likely than false positives)

What does this test do?
OraQuick is an in-vitro diagnostic home-use test for HIV in oral fluid. This HIV test works by looking for your body's response to fighting HIV (antibodies)

When should I use this test?
This test can detect HIV infection if used 3 months after a risk event. Using this test earlier than 3 months since a risk event may not produce an accurate result. If you test within the first 3 months, you should test again 3 Months after the risk event.

• Sex (vaginal, oral or anal) with multiple sex partners
• Sex with someone who is HIV positive or whose HIV status you don't know
• Sex between a man and another man
• Using injected drugs or steroids, especially with shared needles.
• Exchanged sex for money
• Having been diagnosed or treated for hepatitis, tuberculosis or a sexually transmitted disease like syphilis