The high burden of HIV in sub-Saharan Africa places significant demands on health care services. Interventions such as HIV self-testing, and pre- and post-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP and PEP) could empower individuals to determine their HIV status and prevent HIV acquisition. In 2018, the World Health Organization disseminated an online, anonymous, global values and preferences survey to adults 18 years of age and older. The survey aimed to inform guidance on awareness, use, and preferences around self-care interventions for sexual and reproductive health. We conducted a cross-sectional analysis using Pearson's chi-squared test to compare awareness of HIV self-testing, PrEP and PEP across five global regions. Our analysis included 814 participants from 110 countries. We noted that respondents from Africa reported higher awareness of HIV interventions than participants from Europe, Latin America and the Caribbean, North America, and Asia. Our finding highlights an opportunity to expand self-care interventions for HIV prevention and management in Africa.

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简短沟通：全球各地区对艾滋病自我护理干预措施的认识：价值观和偏好调查的结果

撒哈拉以南非洲地区艾滋病毒的高负担对医疗保健服务提出了很高的要求。诸如 HIV 自我检测以及暴露前和暴露后预防（PrEP 和 PEP）等干预措施可以使个人能够确定其 HIV 状况并预防 HIV 感染。2018 年，世界卫生组织向 18 岁及以上的成年人发布了一项匿名的在线全球价值观和偏好调查。该调查旨在为有关性健康和生殖健康自我保健干预措施的意识、使用和偏好方面的指导提供信息。我们使用 Pearson 的卡方检验进行了横断面分析，以比较全球五个地区对 HIV 自我检测、PrEP 和 PEP 的认识。我们的分析包括来自 110 个国家的 814 名参与者。我们注意到，与来自欧洲、拉丁美洲和加勒比地区、北美和亚洲的参与者相比，来自非洲的受访者报告了对艾滋病毒干预措施的更高认识。我们的发现强调了在非洲扩大 HIV 预防和管理自我保健干预措施的机会。