Evaluation of uptake and attitude to voluntary counseling and testing among health care professional students in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

Charles, Mgosha P; Kweka, Eliningaya J.; Mahande, Aneth M; Barongo, Longin; Shekalaghe, Seif; Nkya, Hassan M; Lowassa, Asanterabi; Mahande, Michael Johnson

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-9-128

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“…In addition this might be due to improved VCT service currently in terms of accessibility and awareness creation and also VCT campaign in the study area. However, this study result was low when we compare with study conducted in Kenya; among Mount Kenya University students 76% of them have had VCT [18]. This may be due to the fact that the risk perception among Mount Kenya university students was high when compared to the current study.…”

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confidence: 74%

Voluntary Counseling and Testing Utilization and Associated Factors among Arba Minch University Students, South Ethiopia

Dagne¹,

Agedew²,

Misikir³

et al. 2017

J AIDS Clin Res

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Background: Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) is the key entry point to prevention, care, treatment and support services, where people learn whether they are infected and are helped to understand the implications of their HIV status and make informed choices for the future. Objective:The main objective of this study was to assess voluntary counseling and testing utilization and associated factors among Arba Minch University students.Method: An Institution-based cross-sectional study design with quantitative data collection method was employed among 764 students drawn from selected departments of Arba Minch University; by using multi-stage sampling technique. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 20.Results: A total of 764 people responded the questionnaire out of 805 proposed study participants with the response rate of 94%, of whom 77.6% were male. From the study participants 97.9% were knowledgeable about HIV transmission and prevention. The prevalence of HIV testing was 61.5% (95% CI=0.58, 0.65). The findings also showed that the participants who are knowledgeable about HIV (AOR=4.46, 95% CI=2.00, 9.89), who are willing to have VCT (AOR=3.22, 95% CI=1.98, 5.25), who heard about presence of confidential testing (AOR=3.66, 95% CI=2.38, 5.62) and who had sex (AO=1.71, CI=1.19, 2.48) were more likely to be tested. Feeling at risk, fear of a positive result and fear of being stigmatized were reported as being the main barriers to VCT utilization. Conclusion:Knowledge about HIV and VCT, willingness to have VCT and presence of confidential testing were independent factors identified as predictors for increased VCT service utilization.Recommendation: More emphases should been given by concerned governmental and non-governmental organizations on independent factors identified as predictors for increased VCT service utilization and removing the main barriers to voluntary counseling and testing.

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Voluntary Counseling and Testing Utilization and Associated Factors among Arba Minch University Students, South Ethiopia

Dagne¹,

Agedew²,

Misikir³

et al. 2017

J AIDS Clin Res

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“…This is in agreement with the result of the study carried out in Shanghai China [16][19] [22] but this was not synonymous with the findings of study conducted in Kwara state of Nigeria [10] . The acceptance of HCT was high among participants which is similar to the result of studies conducted in other regions in Africa [12][14] [17] and Ethiopia [4] .…”

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Knowledge and Acceptance of HIV Counselling And Testing (HCT) among Non-Teaching Staff of A Nigerian Private University

Nwozichi¹,

A.A.²

2014

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“…We hypothesize that this is due in part to women understanding and appreciating the integration benefit for others. It is also possible that such a high prevalence of HIV infection in the community(NASCOP, 2005; WHO, UNAIDS, & UNICEF, 2009; Gray et al, 2005; NASCOP, 2008) leads to a high perception of sero-conversion risk (Charles, 2009; Do, 2009), resulting in a fear by the HIV-uninfected women of one day sero-converting and requiring HIV services in the future. Of note, there was no difference in the cost to women for fully integrated vs. non integrated services.…”

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Patient satisfaction with integrated HIV and antenatal care services in rural Kenya

Cohen

Smith

et al. 2012

AIDS Care

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A cluster randomized controlled trial was initiated in Kenya to determine if full integration (FI) of HIV care, including HAART, into antenatal care (ANC) clinics improves health outcomes among HIV-infected women and exposed infants, compared to a non-integrated (NI) model. This paper examines ANC clients’ satisfaction with and preferences regarding HIV-integrated services. In this cross-sectional study, pregnant women attending five FI clinics (n=185) and four NI clinics (n=141) completed an interviewer-administered questionnaire following an ANC visit. By self-report, 55 women (17%) were HIV(+), 230 (71%) were HIV(−) and 40 (12%) did not know their HIV status. Among HIV-infected women, 79% attending FI clinics were very satisfied with their clinic visit compared to 54% of women attending NI clinics (P=0.044); no such difference was found among HIV-uninfected women. In multivariate analysis, overall satisfaction was also independently associated with satisfaction with administrative staff, satisfaction with health care providers, positive evaluation of wait time, and having encountered a receptionist. Full integration of HIV care into antenatal clinics can significantly increase overall satisfaction with care for HIV-infected women, with no significant decrease in satisfaction for HIV-uninfected women served in the same clinics.

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Evaluation of uptake and attitude to voluntary counseling and testing among health care professional students in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania

Cited by 34 publications

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Voluntary Counseling and Testing Utilization and Associated Factors among Arba Minch University Students, South Ethiopia

Voluntary Counseling and Testing Utilization and Associated Factors among Arba Minch University Students, South Ethiopia

Knowledge and Acceptance of HIV Counselling And Testing (HCT) among Non-Teaching Staff of A Nigerian Private University

Patient satisfaction with integrated HIV and antenatal care services in rural Kenya

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