Adolescents' and caregivers' perceptions of caregiver-provided testing and HIV self-testing using oral mucosal transudate tests in Zimbabwe: a short report
| Autor: | Kearsley A. Stewart, Chido Dziva Chikwari, Rashida A. Ferrand, Hilda Mujuru, Ethel Dauya, Crissi Rainer, Grace McHugh, Belinda Chihota |
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| Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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Male Zimbabwe medicine.medical_specialty Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Health (social science) Social Psychology Adolescent media_common.quotation_subject Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) HIV Infections Hiv testing medicine.disease_cause Health Services Accessibility Interviews as Topic 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Hiv test Perception Surveys and Questionnaires Health care medicine Humans Mass Screening 030212 general & internal medicine Child Qualitative Research media_common 030505 public health business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health AIDS Serodiagnosis Exudates and Transudates Patient Acceptance of Health Care Transudate 3. Good health Test (assessment) Body Fluids Self-Testing Caregivers Family medicine Child Preschool Female Worry 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | AIDS care. 33(1) |
| ISSN: | 1360-0451 |
| Popis: | Uptake of HIV testing remains lower among children and adolescents compared to adults. This study explored adolescents' perceptions of HIV self-testing (HIVST) and caregivers' perceptions of testing their children using an oral mucosal transudate (OMT) rapid HIV test (caregiver-provided testing). We conducted 31 interviews with adolescents aged 16-18 years and caregivers of children aged 2-15 years who received an OMT test. Participants described barriers to HIV testing including lack of privacy and the potential for discrimination by community members towards children and adolescents who received an HIV test. Most participants felt caregiver-provided testing and HIVST could address these barriers through increased privacy. Some participants expressed worry about their ability to correctly perform the OMT and their anxious reactions to a positive result. Counseling and assistance from health care workers were viewed as ways to alleviate concerns. Concerns shaped participants' preferences for facility-based HIVST and caregiver-provided testing. Findings demonstrate HIVST performed by adolescents and caregiver-provided testing could increase the uptake of HIV testing. Concerns related to being able to test correctly and the availability of post-test counseling must be addressed in any future delivery mechanisms. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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