Profile of HIV voluntary counseling and testing seropositive acceptors in Niger-Delta, Nigeria
| Autor: | Chinedu C. Ekwempu, BT Utoo, Priscilla M. Utoo |
|---|---|
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
| Předmět: |
Niger delta
profile HIV Positivity business.industry Nigeria Voluntary counseling and testing Medical record lcsh:Public aspects of medicine Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) lcsh:RA1-1270 medicine.disease_cause medicine.disease voluntary counseling and testing Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Formal education Immunology Medicine HIV/AIDS Young adult business seropositive Demography |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Public Health in Africa, Vol 3, Iss 2 (2012) |
| ISSN: | 2038-9930 2038-9922 |
| Popis: | Sub-Saharan Africa is most heavily affected by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection worldwide. The infection is more commonly observed amongst vulnerable populations. The objective was to determine the profile of seropositive acceptors of HIV voluntary counseling and testing in Niger-Delta, Nigeria. Medical records of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) acceptors at the Sacred Heart Hospital Obudu, Cross-River State, Nigeria, from January to July 2010 were reviewed. HIV antibody screening was done using two rapid ELISA tests. A total of 1269 VCT acceptors were screened for HIV antibodies out of which 134 (10.6%) tested positive. The age group 20-29 year old was more affected (41.0%). Average age of seropositive acceptors was however 31.21±8.8 years. Most of them 80 (59.7%) were females, married 61 (45.5%) and either had none or low level of formal education (61.2%). Traders constituted 25.4%, students 24.6%, farmers 20.9% among others. More females were married than the males (50.0% vs 38.9%) (P>0.05). There were more educated females than males (P>0.05). Those who had formal education were more likely to be either gainfully employed or seeking for one (P |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
| Externí odkaz: |
|