Demographic Correlates of HIV Testing, High-Risk Behaviors, and Condom/STD Consultation Among a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Women

Brown, N.C.; Taylor, Erika D.; Mulatu, Mesfin S.; Scott, Wakina L.

doi:10.1300/j013v46n02_05

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“…In the present study service providers concluded that community-based health education programmes are an effective method for improving and promoting acceptance of VCT, which has also been documented by other studies [13,17]. A significant increase was noted in participation of VCT services immediately after implementation of a brief STI/HIV education programme [18].…”

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Evaluation of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in Egypt. Part 2: service providers' satisfaction

Kabbash¹,

Mekheimer²,

Hassan³

et al. 2010

East Mediterr Health J

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Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services are major components of HIV prevention and treatment efforts. A study in Egypt aimed to determine the satisfaction of service providers at VCTs to identify strengths and weaknesses in the service. Direct interviews with all 50 VCT team members and focus group discussions with 16 counsellors showed that the majority believed that they had received enough training (90%), but still 66% wanted further training. Only 50% reported receiving sufficient incentives. Problems that were highlighted included absence of a fixed job description, lack of administrative support, unclear working rules and regulations and lack of proper community awareness. Counsellors expressed the need for improving working environment to ensure privacy and confidentiality.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 86%

Evaluation of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in Egypt. Part 2: service providers' satisfaction

Kabbash¹,

Mekheimer²,

Hassan³

et al. 2010

East Mediterr Health J

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“…Men are more likely than women to engage in risk behaviors such as injecting drugs, sharing needles, and having multiple sex partners (Johnston et al 2010). Individuals under age 30, compared to those age 30 or older, are more likely to engage in sexual risk behaviors (Brown et al 2007; Williams and Snyder 1993). Married partners, on the other hand, are found to engage in fewer HIV-risk behaviors than are those not married (Bachman et al 2002; Leonard and Homish 2005).…”

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HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors and Substance Use by Young Adults in the United States

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The current research assessed the extent to which substance use behaviors (i.e., heavy episodic drinking, marijuana use, and use of illicit drugs other than marijuana) were associated with behaviors that confer risk for HIV infection (i.e., sex with multiple partners, inconsistent condom use, and injection drug use) in a nationally representative sample of young adults. Generalized estimating equations (GEEs) examined patterns in the data from U.S. young adults (N=7,595), ages 21 to 30, who participated in the Monitoring the Future (MTF) panel study between 2004 and 2009. Fifty-two percent of the participants were female and 70% were White. Time-varying effects indicated that more frequent heavy episodic drinking, marijuana use, and other illicit drug use were associated with a greater number of sex partners. Frequency of marijuana and other illicit drug use was associated with less frequent condom use, and marijuana use was associated with use of injection drugs. Younger individuals (i.e., 21–24 years old versus 25–30 years old) had fewer sexual partners, more frequent condom use, and a stronger association between heavy episodic drinking and number of sexual partners than did older individuals. These effects did not vary across gender. Findings highlight the covariation of substance use with HIV-related risk factors among recent cohorts of young adults in the U. S. and the particularly strong link between heavy episodic drinking and number of sexual partners among individuals aged 21 to 24. Prevention programs should acknowledge the co-occurring risks of substance use and HIV risk behaviors, especially among young adults in their early twenties.

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“…Also, in a recent study utilizing data from the 2004 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, black women were three times more likely than white women to report an HIV test done in the past year. 31 The majority of respondents in the survey preferred primary care clinics and multispecialty places of care instead of specialty places for HIV testing or community centers. The inner-city public housing population studied in the survey are a group at high risk for HIV The new CDC initiatives to incorporate routine HIV testing into all health care settings including primary care do not specifically pertain to the population studied.…”

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HIV Knowledge and Attitudes toward HIV Testing of South Side Chicago Housing Authority Residents

Djokic

Englund²,

Daum³

et al. 2009

AIDS Patient Care and STDs

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High HIV infection rates in the United States are increasingly due to heterosexual risk behaviors, with increased rates in blacks and women. A survey of HIV knowledge and attitudes about HIV testing was conducted in an inner-city public housing population that included a convenience sample of residents of South Side Chicago Housing Authority facilities. The questionnaire addressed knowledge about HIV transmission and disease, health care options, condom use, prior HIV testing, and preferred places for HIV testing and education. Five hundred residents, ages 13-50 years completed the survey, during the period from November 2002 until April 2003. Eighty-three percent of the respondents were female and 50% of those surveyed were from 18-30 years of age. Race/ethnicity was not questioned in order to improve response rate. A comparable sample conducted earlier showed that population was 99% black race. Most respondents were knowledgeable about HIV transmission risk factors, although misinformation about transmission, treatment and prevention existed. Knowledge that HIV therapy is available was high (71%), while 25% thought an HIV vaccine was available and 13% thought there was a cure for HIV. Two thirds of sexually active respondents reported condom use in the past year. Three quarters reported previous testing for HIV and 90% of those tested returned for results. Most respondents wanted to learn more about HIV risk factors, testing and treatment but preferred primary care clinics to specialized places for HIV testing. Targeted HIV education interventions in the public housing facilities or primary care clinics are warranted.

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Demographic Correlates of HIV Testing, High-Risk Behaviors, and Condom/STD Consultation Among a Multi-Ethnic Sample of Women

Cited by 13 publications

References 16 publications

Evaluation of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in Egypt. Part 2: service providers' satisfaction

Evaluation of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in Egypt. Part 2: service providers' satisfaction

HIV/AIDS Risk Behaviors and Substance Use by Young Adults in the United States

HIV Knowledge and Attitudes toward HIV Testing of South Side Chicago Housing Authority Residents

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