HIV/STI Testing at the Cy Checkpoint

The Cy Checkpoint offers a variety of services and products for free, promoting Combination Prevention for HIV.

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Services:

• Get your free condoms, gloves and lubricants.

• HIV/STI Testing is anonymous, rapid and free.

• Peer-counselling on safer sexual practices in a safe and non-judgemental environment,

• HIV & Syphilis rapid testing offered (finger-blood) at all locations around Cyprus,

• Hepatitis B & C rapid testing (finger-blood) offered only at our permanent space in Nicosia,

• Immediate results: get your test results immediately. The rapid-tests we use give results immediately without having to wait. Our tests have a sensitivity and specificity rate that reaches 99.8% (reactive test) up to 100% (negative test).

• Negative results have a window period of 3 months, which means that the tests do not cover the last three months  prior to the testing date.

• Reactive results means that the test has detected antibodies. In such a case you will need to take another test to confirm the result, as no test is 100% accurate.

• We offer linkage-to-care and we can accompany individuals, if they choose to, for their confirmatory test.

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