HIV Prevention Education and Testing among Youth: Is There a Correlation?

Straub, Diane M.; Pomputius, Pamela; Boyer, Cherrie B.; Someillan, Nora Shively; Perrin, Karen M.

doi:10.1016/j.jadohealth.2007.02.007

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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]. Our study highlighted concerns among counsellors about the lack of such a programme, which had been cancelled by the Ministry of Health and Population, despite its perceived importance.…”

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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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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“…Community-based health education programmes are an effective method for improving and promoting acceptance of VCT, as documented by other studies [9,10]; for example, a significant increase was noted in the use of VCT services immediately after implementation of a brief STI/HIV education programme [10].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 68%

Evaluation of HIV voluntary counselling and testing services in Egypt. Part 1: client satisfaction

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Nm²,

An³

et al. 2010

East Mediterr Health J

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HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services were launched in Egypt in 2005. A study of all functioning VCT centres in Egypt (7 mobile and 9 fixed) aimed to determine the profile of clients and their level of satisfaction to identify strengths and weaknesses in the service. In direct interviews with a sample of 928 clients, the main motive for seeking VCT was risky sexual behaviour (34.2%). More females than males sought services because of partners' risky sexual behaviour. More than 90% of the clients were satisfied with the counselling service. Only 41.4% were willing to discuss the test results with their partners. Male sex, higher education level and attendance at fixed VCT centres were associated with higher satisfaction.

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“…HIV risk behavior was primarily defined as sexual risk behavior for HIV infection (e.g., vaginal or anal intercourse without a condom). Given the few published studies with this population, we included one study (Straub, Pomputius, Boyer, Someillan, & Perrin, 2007) that examined HIV protective behaviors (i.e., HIV testing and counseling) after juveniles received a brief HIV prevention intervention.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Of the 16 studies that met the inclusion criteria (Supplementary Table 1), interventions were conducted primarily within detention facilities (n ¼ 12), but also in less restrictive settings, such as residential programs (n ¼ 2), alternative education (n ¼ 2), and substance abuse treatment (n ¼ 1) programs; one study (Straub et al, 2007) was conducted in two settings. The initial sample size of studies ranged from 36 to 925 participants.…”

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confidence: 99%