At-Home HIV Testing: Private, Fast, Free

Order a free HIV self-test kit and check your status on your own schedule. No clinic visit required.

What This Service Includes

  • A free HIV self-test kit mailed to your home. Or pick up a test kit from select locations near you.
  • Easy instructions and results in about 20 minutes.
  • Confidential and discreet delivery.
  • Follow-up support if needed.

How It Works

  1. Click Order Your Free At-Home HIV Kit 
  2. Receive the kit at your address in discreet packaging.
  3. Follow instructions, test yourself, read your result. Complete post-test survey.
  4. If result is positive (reactive): Contact our health team or visit your local health department for a confirmatory test and care. (provide health department contact link as well as to contact us at 912.285.6022)
    If result is negative (non-reactive): Great — use this as a baseline and consider regular testing, especially if you have new or multiple partners.

Why It’s Important

  • Many people with HIV don’t know their status. Getting tested is the first step to treatment and prevention. Self Testing | HIV Testing | Let’s Stop HIV Together | CDC
  • At-home testing offers privacy and convenience: you can test in your own space without scheduling a clinic appointment.
  • Early diagnosis means better health outcomes and reduces the chance of spreading HIV to others.

Things to Know Before You Test

Window Period: An HIV self-test detects antibodies and may not pick up a very recent exposure. If you believe you were exposed recently, you may need a follow-up test.
Type of Test: The self-test uses an oral swab (or other approved method) and gives results within about 20 minutes.
If Positive: A reactive result is not final — you must get a confirmatory test at a clinic.
If Negative: Good news — but stay safe. Use condoms, consider prevention options (e.g., PrEP if eligible).
This Service Doesn’t Replace: Comprehensive STI screening, direct clinical care, or immediate emergency care (e.g., if you think you’ve had very recent HIV exposure).

Ready to test?
Order Your Free At-Home HIV Test Kit

Additional Resources & Contact

  • Local contact: 912-285-6022
  • Email dph.sehdstd@dph.ga.gov with questions.
  • Visit your local health department for other sexual health services.

For free, anonymous information and support, contact the Georgia AIDS & STI InfoLine at 1-800-551-2728.

For confidential and anonymous HIV/AIDS and STI information and resources, call the Georgia AIDS and STI Information Line at (800) 551-2728. The Georgia AIDS and STI Information Line is a free service, providing confidential and anonymous answers and referrals to questions concerning testing, treatment, PrEP, risk assessment, safer sex practices, case management, social services, emotional wellness counseling, and medication assistance for persons infected or affected by HIV and STIs.

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Phone: 1-800-551-2728 or 404-876-9944
Hours:  Monday – Thursday 9:00 am-9:00 pm, Friday 9:00 am–7:00 pm
Email: infoline@aidatlanta.org