Factors Associated with HIV Testing Among Public Sector Clinic Attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa
| Autor: | Audrey Pettifor, Sujit Suchindran, Catherine MacPhail, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2008 |
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Counseling Male Health Knowledge Attitudes Practice medicine.medical_specialty Social Psychology Cross-sectional study Voluntary counseling and testing Developing country HIV Infections Social issues Ambulatory Care Facilities Health Services Accessibility South Africa Young Adult Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) Humans Medicine Psychiatry Public Sector Hospitals Public business.industry Public health Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health virus diseases Patient Acceptance of Health Care medicine.disease Health psychology Cross-Sectional Studies Logistic Models Sexual Partners Infectious Diseases Socioeconomic Factors Family planning Female business Demography |
| Zdroj: | AIDS and Behavior. 14:913-921 |
| ISSN: | 1573-3254 1090-7165 |
| Popis: | Uptake of VCT remains low in many sub-Saharan African countries. Men and women aged 15 and older were recruited from a family planning, STI, and VCT clinic in inner-city Johannesburg between 2004 and 2005 to take part in a cross-sectional survey on HIV testing (n = 198). Fourty-eight percent of participants reported previously testing for HIV and, of these, 86.9% reported disclosing their status to their sex partner. In multivariable analyses, individuals whose partners had been tested for HIV were more likely to have tested (AOR 2.92; 95% CI: 1.38-6.20). In addition, those who reported greater blame/shame attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS were less likely to have tested (AOR 0.35; 95% CI: 0.16-0.77) while those reporting more equitable attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS were more likely to have tested (AOR 2.87; 95% CI: 1.20-6.86). Promotion of and increased access to couples HIV testing should be made available within the South African context. |
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