Test at Home
Safe, Easy, Free
Insti HIV Self-Test Kits are available at VPWAS, you can take home up to 5 test kits for yourself or to share with friends.
INSTI® HIV Self test take home testing kits from VPWAS
Options for HIV Self testing kits from VPWAS
- you can take home up to 5 tests for yourself or to share with friend/partner
- you can utilize VPWAS wellness room (as available) as a private confidential place to take a test yourself
- you can utilize VPWAS wellness room (as available) as a private confidential place to take a test with VPWAS peer Navigator/Supporter in attendance for support*
* VPWAS Peer Supporters/Navigators are not healthcare workers and we can only be in attendance for guidance and support, if requested, we do not do the testing
HIV self-testing is a testing option that was licensed for use in Canada in November 2020. It has been available in several other countries around the world for many years. With a self-test, an individual collects their own sample, conducts the test and interprets the result themselves. The self-test that is available in Canada uses a blood sample from a finger prick. It is a screening test, meaning that a reactive (positive) result needs to be confirmed by a laboratory HIV test.
Want to know more about the test kits and how they work visit :
https://www.readytoknow.ca/why…/the-insti-hiv-self-test/
Drop-in an pick up your kits
Vancouver Island PWA Society (VPWAS)
Mon-Thursday 11am -4 pm, Friday 11am – 3pm
205 – 1120 Yates Street, Victoria
Or call us at 250.382.7927
