“I plan to have the HIV test”—predictors of testing intention in women attending a London antenatal clinic

Meadows, Jean; Catalán, José; Gazzard, Brian

doi:10.1080/09540129308258594

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“…The difference between perceived willingness to participate in VCT and PMTCT underscores that a perceived benefit from participation is a crucial factor for acceptance of HIV testing (Fylkesnes et al, 1999;Meadows et al, 1993).…”

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The Role of HIV-Related Knowledge and Ethnicity in Determining HIV Risk Perception and Willingness to Undergo HIV Testing Among Rural Women in Burkina Faso

Sarker

Milkowski²,

Slanger

et al. 2005

AIDS Behav

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We conducted a random community based survey of 300 young (15-29 years) rural women in Nouna, Burkina Faso. Only one-third of women were aware that a person could have HIV without having symptoms and these women were significantly more likely to classify themselves to be at high risk for getting HIV. Furthermore, multiple partners, Bwaba ethnicity and having mentioned a health worker as a source of HIV information were significantly associated with perceived high personal risk. Perceived willingness to participate in VCT was high (69%). The dissemination of information on the asymptomatic nature of HIV infection could potentially be very important in forming risk perception, awareness, and their willingness to participate in HIV interventions.

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The Role of HIV-Related Knowledge and Ethnicity in Determining HIV Risk Perception and Willingness to Undergo HIV Testing Among Rural Women in Burkina Faso

Sarker

Milkowski²,

Slanger

et al. 2005

AIDS Behav

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“…This is an important finding since it suggests that church affiliates in marriage or cohabiting relationships may not know their current HIV status. Past studies have found mixed results related to marital status as an HIV screening predictor (Heffelfinger et al, 2009; Inungu et al, 2005; Mack & Bland, 1999; Meadows, Catalan, & Gazzard, 1993). However, considering the changing demographics of new HIV cases, particularly with increased HIV risk for African American women through heterosexual contact, targeted HIV awareness efforts may be needed to increase HIV screening among church affiliates who are married, cohabiting, or entering new relationships, especially since studies suggest that African American men are twice as likely to have concurrent sexual partners.…”

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Factors Related to HIV Testing Among an African American Church-Affiliated Population

Berkley‐Patton¹,

Moore²,

Hawes³

et al. 2012

AIDS Education and Prevention

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HIV continues to disproportionately impact communities of color, and more calls are being extended to African American churches to assist in HIV education and screening efforts. However, no studies have reported on the HIV testing practices of African American church-affiliated persons. This study examines demographic, social, and behavioral factors associated with ever receiving an HIV test and last 12-month HIV testing. Findings indicated not having insurance and condom use were predictors of ever receiving an HIV test. Predictors of HIV testing in the last 12 months included marital status (i.e., single, divorced, separated, or widowed) and intentions to get tested for HIV in the near future. These predictors should be considered when designing HIV education and screening interventions for African American church settings.

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“…Conforming to a social norm and feeling good about one's own health have also been suggested as reasons some individuals decide to test (Kalichman et al, 1997). The potential health benefits that may motivate increased testing include receiving early highly active antiretroviral therapy (Palella et al, 1998), and, for pregnant women, the prevention of transmission to their infants (Meadows et al, 1993).…”

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Decisional Balance, Perceived Risk and HIV Testing Practices

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Improving our understanding of how individuals decide to take an HIV test is essential for designing effective programs to increase testing. This paper assesses the relationship of decisional balance and perceived risk to HIV testing history in a cross-sectional community sample of 1523 HIV-negative men and women at risk due to drug use or sexual behavior. We developed scales to measure perceived advantages (pros) and perceived disadvantages (cons) of taking an HIV test and assessed their content using factor analysis. Perceived risk was highly related to the pros and cons scales. Multivariate analyses revealed that the pros scale had positive associations with having ever tested and the number of tests taken, while the cons scale had negative associations with these testing measures. Perceived risk was not related to testing practices. These results suggest that interventions to increase HIV testing need to address anticipated positive and negative outcomes of getting tested.

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“I plan to have the HIV test”—predictors of testing intention in women attending a London antenatal clinic

Cited by 36 publications

References 9 publications

The Role of HIV-Related Knowledge and Ethnicity in Determining HIV Risk Perception and Willingness to Undergo HIV Testing Among Rural Women in Burkina Faso

The Role of HIV-Related Knowledge and Ethnicity in Determining HIV Risk Perception and Willingness to Undergo HIV Testing Among Rural Women in Burkina Faso

Factors Related to HIV Testing Among an African American Church-Affiliated Population

Decisional Balance, Perceived Risk and HIV Testing Practices

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