A peer-led HIV counselling and testing programme for the deaf in Kenya

Taegtmeyer, Miriam; Hightower, Allen W.; Opiyo, W.; Mwachiro, L.; Henderson, Klara; Angala, Patrick; Ngare, Carol; Marum, Elizabeth

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“…Similarly, among deaf populations in Yaounde, Cameroon, the HIV prevalence was 4%, which was similar to the prevalence of 4.7% in the city [26]. And over a two-year period, 7% HIV prevalence was documented in Kenya [27]. These studies serve as evidences that Africans with disabilities are indeed at the risk of HIV infection.…”

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Differences in HIV knowledge and sexual practices of learners with intellectual disabilities and non‐disabled learners in Nigeria

Aderemi¹,

Pillay

Esterhuizen

2013

Journal of the International AIDS Society

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IntroductionIndividuals with intellectual disabilities are rarely targeted by the current human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) response, thereby reducing their access to HIV information and services. Currently, little is known about the HIV knowledge and sexual practices of young Nigerians with intellectual disabilities. Thus, this study sought to compare the HIV knowledge and sexual practices of learners with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities and non-disabled learners (NDL) in Nigeria. Findings could help in the development of HIV interventions that are accessible to Nigerian learners with intellectual impairments.MethodsThis cross-sectional, comparative study utilized a survey to investigate HIV knowledge and sexual practices among learners with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities and NDL in Nigeria. Learners with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities (n=300) and NDL (n=300) within the age range of 12 to 19 years drawn from schools across Oyo State, Nigeria, completed a structured questionnaire to assess their knowledge of HIV transmission and sexual practices.ResultsSignificantly more learners with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities (62.2%) than NDL 48 (37.8%) reported having sexual experience (p=0.002). Of the sexually experienced female learners with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities, 28 (68.3%) reported history of rape compared with 9 (2.9%) of female NDL (p=0.053). Intellectual impairment was significantly associated with lower HIV transmission knowledge scores (p<0.001). Learners with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities were less likely than NDL (p<0.001) to have heard about HIV from most of the common sources of HIV information. In addition, when compared with non-disabled learners, learners with mild/moderate intellectual disabilities were significantly more likely to have reported inconsistent condom use with boyfriends/girlfriends (p<0.001), with casual sexual partners (p<0.001) and non-use of condom during last sexual activity (p<0.001).ConclusionsFindings suggest that adolescents with intellectual impairments are at higher risk of HIV infection than their non-disabled peers. This gap could be addressed through interventions that target Nigerians with intellectual impairments with accessible HIV information and services.

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Differences in HIV knowledge and sexual practices of learners with intellectual disabilities and non‐disabled learners in Nigeria

Aderemi¹,

Pillay

Esterhuizen

2013

Journal of the International AIDS Society

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“…The only study which had a comparison group, compared HIV prevalence among deaf and hearing clients at dedicated VCT services (Taegtmeyer et al, 2009), finding a lower prevalence rate among the deaf sample, but this rate was similar to the reported national HIV prevalence rate.…”

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HIV issues and people with disabilities: A review and agenda for research

Groce

Rohleder

Eide

et al. 2013

Social Science & Medicine

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“…Aderemi and Pillay 162 Although studies documenting HIV prevalence among people with disabilities (individuals with physical, hearing, visual, mental and intellectual impairments) are sparse and most behavioural and epidemiological surveys targeting the general population rarely disaggregate data by impairment types, the little available evidence deserves attention. Studies from Cameroon (4.0%; Touko et al 2010), Kenya (7.0%; Taegtmeyer et al 2009) and South Africa (14.1%; Shisana et al 2009) often yielded HIV prevalence data that are comparable to national data.…”

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Sexual abstinence and HIV knowledge in school-going adolescents with intellectual disabilities and non-disabled adolescents in Nigeria

Aderemi

Pillay

2013

Journal of Child & Adolescent Mental Health

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A peer-led HIV counselling and testing programme for the deaf in Kenya

Abstract: The Deaf in Kenya are at risk of HIV and there is an urgent need for Deaf-friendly HIV services, supplemented by peer education programmes. This is the first published report describing HIV services run by the Deaf for the Deaf in the developing world.

Cited by 37 publications

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Differences in HIV knowledge and sexual practices of learners with intellectual disabilities and non‐disabled learners in Nigeria

Differences in HIV knowledge and sexual practices of learners with intellectual disabilities and non‐disabled learners in Nigeria

HIV issues and people with disabilities: A review and agenda for research

Sexual abstinence and HIV knowledge in school-going adolescents with intellectual disabilities and non-disabled adolescents in Nigeria

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