Correlates of uptake of HIV testing among children and young adolescents in Akwa-Ibom state, Nigeria: a secondary data analysis of the Akwa-Ibom aids indicator survey, 2017
Autor: | Oluwasanmi Adedokun, Kwasi Torpey, Titilope Badru, Damilola Adetoro, Robert Chiegil, John Markson, Nana Sandah-Abubakar, Ibrahim Dafa, Mario Chen, Hadiza Khamofu |
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Rok vydání: | 2020 |
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0301 basic medicine
Data Analysis Adolescent Psychological intervention Nigeria HIV Infections Logistic regression Young adolescents 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Environmental health Statistical significance Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Child Children Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome business.industry lcsh:RJ1-570 Infant Newborn Infant HIV lcsh:Pediatrics Secondary data Early infant diagnosis medicine.disease 030112 virology Test (assessment) HIV testing AIDS Caregivers Child Preschool Pediatrics Perinatology and Child Health Rural area business Research Article |
Zdroj: | BMC Pediatrics BMC Pediatrics, Vol 21, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021) |
ISSN: | 1471-2431 |
Popis: | Background In order to end the AIDS epidemic by 2030, there is a need to significantly reduce the rate of new infection among children and young adolescents. Identifying the correlates of testing behaviour is necessary to improve HIV testing campaigns by refining messages that target individuals in this age group. The objective of this study was to determine the correlates of HIV testing among children and young adolescents in Akwa-Ibom, Nigeria. Methods The outcome was a secondary data analysis of the 2017 Akwa-Ibom AIDS Indicator Survey. Data of 4037 children and young adolescents aged 0–14 years was assessed in this study. Analysis was done using STATA version 16. Chi-squared test and logistic regression models were used to measure association and its strength between uptake of HIV testing and some independent variables (child/caregiver’s age, sex, educational status, child’s location, caregiver’s knowledge of HIV and caregiver ever tested for HIV) at 5% significance level. Results Result showed that only 14.2% of the children and young adolescents have been tested for HIV. Previous history of blood transfusion (AOR = 5.33, 95%C.I = 2.60–10.92, P = P = 0.008) and caregiver ever tested for HIV (AOR = 8.31, 95%C.I = 5.67–12.19, P = Conclusion This study concludes that a large proportion of children and young adolescents in Akwa-Ibom state have never been tested for HIV. There is a need for HIV testing interventions to be targeted towards this age groups and their parents/guardian. Addressing the knowledge gap amongst caregivers especially in rural areas is crucial towards improving the effectiveness of HIV testing interventions. |
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