A cluster randomized trial in Blantyre by Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW) and College of Medicine, which commenced in 2010, has shown that more people are willing to do self testing for HIV within the confines of their homes.
The study reveals that people prefer self testing, because of its privacy and convenience. So far 12,970 people recorded in the study are reported to have done self-testing within the townships of Ndirande, Likhubula and Chilomoni in Blantyre, representing a 78 percent uptake of self-testing.

According to the Trial Coordinator Augustine Choko, people including community leaders have welcomed the study which commenced in 2010 for many reasons.