Evaluation of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in Egypt. Part 1: client satisfaction
| Autor: | N. M. Hassan, Ibrahim Kabbash, S. I. Mekheimer, A. A. Attalla, Al-Nawawy An |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Service (business)
Program evaluation medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study business.industry Voluntary counseling and testing Population Attendance virus diseases General Medicine behavioral disciplines and activities Test (assessment) Family medicine medicine Customer satisfaction education business Psychiatry Strengths and weaknesses |
| Zdroj: | Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal. 16:481-490 |
| ISSN: | 1687-1634 1020-3397 |
| DOI: | 10.26719/2010.16.5.481 |
| Popis: | HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services were launched in Egypt in 2005. A study of all functioning VCT centres in Egypt (7 mobile and 9 fixed) aimed to determine the profile of clients and their level of satisfaction to identify strengths and weaknesses in the service. In direct interviews with a sample of 928 clients the main motive for seeking VCT was risky sexual behaviour (34.2%). More females than males sought services because of partners risky sexual behaviour. More than 90% of the clients were satisfied with the counselling service. Only 41.4% were willing to discuss the test results with their partners. Male sex higher education level and attendance at fixed VCT centres were associated with higher satisfaction. |
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