HIV testing rates, prevalence, and knowledge among outpatients in Durban, South Africa: Time trends over four years
| Autor: | Senica Chetty, Elena Losina, Douglas S. Ross, Susan Regan, Lynn Ramirez-Avila, Janet Giddy, Ingrid V. Bassett, Rochelle P. Walensky, Kenneth A. Freedberg, Jeffrey N. Katz |
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| Rok vydání: | 2014 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Population HIV Infections Dermatology Article South Africa Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Outpatients Epidemiology Prevalence Humans Mass Screening Medicine Outpatient clinic Pharmacology (medical) Prospective Studies Prospective cohort study education Mass screening education.field_of_study business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Middle Aged Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Infectious Diseases Female business Demography Cohort study |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of STD & AIDS. 26:704-709 |
| ISSN: | 1758-1052 0956-4624 |
| DOI: | 10.1177/0956462414551234 |
| Popis: | The HIV public health messages in South Africa have increased. Our objective was to evaluate changes over time in HIV testing behaviour, prevalence and knowledge. We prospectively enrolled adults (≥18 years) prior to HIV testing at one urban and one peri-urban outpatient department in Durban, South Africa. A baseline questionnaire administered before testing included the number of prior HIV tests and four knowledge items. We used test results to estimate previously undiagnosed HIV prevalence among those tested. We assessed linear trends over enrollment. From November 2006 to August 2010, 5229 subjects enrolled and 4877 (93%) were HIV tested and had results available. Subjects reporting prior testing over time increased, from 13% in study year 1 to 42% in year 4 (linear trend p |
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