Predictors of Health-Seeking Behavior: HIV Test Experiences among Youth Aged 15-24 Years in Cameroon and Gabon

Hadish, Minet Tesfai; Mao, Jing; Gong, Guilan; Hadish, Berhe Tesfai; Tesfamariam, Eyasu H.; Zewde, Okbmichael Tekle; Ghebray, Andom Yohannes; Hadgu, Teame Russom

doi:10.21767/2573-0320.100010

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“…HIV knowledge is also a predisposing factor derived from the Anderson's Behavioral Model used in our study. In this study, youth with adequate HIV knowledge had higher testing odds than previous studies [14,19,25,52]. Respondents who had adequate HIV knowledge that a healthy person can get HIV and a person get HIV by sharing food with an infected person were 1.22 and 1.26-times more likely to have been tested for HIV than those without adequate HIV knowledge.…”

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confidence: 52%

“…Age has a significant association with testing among youth in SSA, and HIV testing was lower in adolescents (15~19 years) than those aged 20~24 [11][12][13]. Marital status and gender showed an association with HIV testing [14][15][16][17][18]. The odds of testing were higher among married youth compared to single youth [11,16].…”

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“…HIV knowledge was also a significant predisposing factor for testing among youth [14,19]. Studies across countries in SSA found a positive relationship between HIV knowledge and HIV testing.…”

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Predictors of HIV testing among youth aged 15–24 years in The Gambia

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Background Worldwide, an estimated 38.0 million people lived with the human immunodeficiency virus in 2019, and 3.4 million young people aged 15~24 years were living with HIV. Sub-Saharan Africa carries a significant HIV burden with West and Central Africa most affected with HIV. Among the young people living with HIV in West and Central Africa, an estimated 810,000 were aged 15~24 years. This study aimed to assess predictors that influence the uptake of HIV testing among youth aged 15~24 years in The Gambia. Methods The 2013 Gambia Demographic and Health Survey data for youth aged 15~24 years was used. The Andersen behavioral model of health service use guided this study. A cross-sectional study design was used on 6194 subjects, among which 4730 were female. The analysis employed Chi-squared tests and hierarchical logistic regression. Results Less than one-quarter of the youth 1404 (22.6%) had ever been tested for HIV. Young people aged 20~24 years (adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 1.98), who were females (aOR: 1.13), married youth (aOR: 3.89), with a primary (aOR: 1.23), secondary or higher education (aOR: 1.46), and who were from the Jola/Karoninka ethnic group (aOR: 1.81), had higher odds of having been tested for HIV. Those with adequate HIV knowledge and those who were sexually active and had aged at first sex ≥15 years (aOR: 3.99) and those <15 years (aOR: 3.96) were more likely to have been tested for HIV compared to those who never had sex. Conclusion This study underscores the low level of model testing on HIV testing among youth (15~24 years) in The Gambia. Using Anderson’s Model of Health Service Utilization, the predisposing factors (socio-demographic and HIV knowledge) and the need-for-care factors (sexual risk behaviors) predict healthcare utilization services (HIV testing) in our study; however, only socio-demographic model explained most of the variance in HIV testing. The low effect of model testing could be related to the limited number of major variables selected for HIV knowledge and sexual risk behavior models. Thus, consideration for more variables is required for future studies.

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Predictors of HIV testing among youth aged 15–24 years in The Gambia

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“…About 33% of all new HIV infections in Kenya in 2017 occurred among adolescents and young people aged 15-24 years (NASCOP, 2018). This report is supported by the studies conducted by Abiodun et al, (2014); Chimoyi et al, (2015); Hadish et al, (2017), suggested that older individuals are more likely to use HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) services as opposed to the younger ones. It might be that older people perceive themselves to be at high risk of acquiring HIV virus and will therefore readily access HCT service.…”

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“…It might be that older people perceive themselves to be at high risk of acquiring HIV virus and will therefore readily access HCT service. However, with advancing age, individuals may also become more educated hence increasing the awareness and economic stability to go for HIV testing (Hadish et al, 2017). This is a challenge for the Kenyan youth population as they are at high risk of contracting HIV infection and hence the need to scale up HCT uptake initiatives.…”

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Determinants of HIV Testing Uptake among Undergraduate Students Aged 17-26 Years at the University of Nairobi, Kenya

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BACKGROUND: The human immunodeficiency virus infection among young people remains a public health concern around the global. To reduce HIV incidences among the young people. To reduce the HIV incidences among the group of young people, the identification of the determinants that influence the uptake of HIV testing especially students are mandatory. Hence help to prevent and control the epidemic. OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study was to identify the determinants that associated with the uptake of HIV testing among undergraduate students at the college of Health Sciences. METHODS: Analytical cross-sectional study was conducted at the University of Nairobi among undergraduate students aged 17- 26 years. Stratified proportionate sampling technique was used to select participants for each school within a college. Data was collected using a closed ended questionnaire and STATA version 11.2 developed by Stata Corp was used to analyse data in which multivariable logistic regression analysis were performed. Confidence interval and level of significance were set at 5% and 20% respectively.  RESULTS: Determinants associated with the HIV testing uptake among the young students were as follows; privacy of the location of Testing center (AOR:8.1; 95%Cl:2.7-24.6; p<0.01), peer influence (AOR:1.6; 95%Cl:1.0-2.4; p=0.05), duration in the academic programme (AOR:0.77; 95%Cl:0.25-2.28; p=0.03), and whether the participants were sexually active or not (AOR:2.1; 95%Cl:1.3-3.2; p<0.01). CONCLUSION: The uptake of HIV testing was increased by, privacy of Testing location, sexually active and peer influence.

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Predictors of Health-Seeking Behavior: HIV Test Experiences among Youth Aged 15-24 Years in Cameroon and Gabon

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Predictors of HIV testing among youth aged 15–24 years in The Gambia

Predictors of HIV testing among youth aged 15–24 years in The Gambia

Determinants of HIV Testing Uptake among Undergraduate Students Aged 17-26 Years at the University of Nairobi, Kenya

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