Understanding the barriers and factors to HIV testing intention of women engaging in compensated dating in Hong Kong: The application of the extended Theory of Planned Behavior

Mo, Phoenix K. H.; Lau, Joseph T. F.; Xin, Meiqi; Fong, Vivian W. I.

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“…Consistent with previous research [ 36 , 37 ], there was an association between past HIV testing experience and intention to test, indicating that efforts to get people tested for the first time would be a significant investment HIV testing attitudes and behavior in the future. It is worth noting that there was no association between awareness of free anonymous testing for Thai nationals with HIV testing experience or intention to test; only less than half of our respondents were aware of their eligibility to receive free and anonymous HIV testing.…”

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Factors associated with HIV testing and intention to test for HIV among the general population of Nonthaburi Province, Thailand

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Background Research on HIV testing in Thailand has largely focused on at-risk population groups, with limited information about the prevalence of correlates of HIV testing among the Thai general population. This study addresses this gap in research by using a population-based probability sample to examine correlates of HIV testing experience and intention to test. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional survey in Nonthaburi, Thailand during October-December 2012 using tablet computers to collect self-administered questionnaires from 2138 men and women (aged 15–59 years) identified through three-stage stratified cluster sampling. Findings Almost half of the respondents, 962 (45%), reported having been tested for HIV while an almost equal proportion, 1032 (48.3%), indicated their intention to test for HIV. Being sexually experienced, having a history of sexually transmitted infection, personally knowing someone infected with HIV, and youth were associated with both history of HIV testing and intention to test for HIV. High perceived risk of HIV, knowledge of an HIV testing location, and having been married were associated with having been tested for HIV. Having been tested for HIV and HIV/AIDS education were associated with intention to test for HIV. The most common reasons for testing were routine medical checkup and antenatal care. The major reasons for not testing were perception of having no or low risk. Conclusion A substantially low proportion of the respondents reported a history of HIV testing and intention to test for HIV. Culturally appropriate programs that address HIV risk perception and provide accurate information related to HIV infection and HIV testing may be beneficial in increasing uptake of HIV testing among the general population in Thailand.

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Factors associated with HIV testing and intention to test for HIV among the general population of Nonthaburi Province, Thailand

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“…The attitude was significant to adherence to quarantine protocols based on the study's results. This validates the existing literature that attitude is a predictor of actual behavior (Agarwal, 2014;Mo et al, 2019;Omodior et al, 2015;Schmid et al, 2017;Yang, 2015).…”

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“…The results show that attitude was significant to adherence to quarantine protocols. This supports existing literature that attitude predicts actual behavior (Agarwal, 2014;Mo et al, 2019;Omodior et al, 2015;Schmid et al, 2017;Yang, 2015). The relationships between attitude and social media were statistically significant.…”

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“…Subjective norms such as family, friends, and partners can also motivate a resident to comply with the health behavior. Mo et al (2019) found that women engaged in compensated dating had a higher intention for future HIV testing when their peers were supportive of the behavior. Ay et al (2019) showed that the subjective norm of healthcare workers towards hand hygiene was influenced by social cohesiveness and a sense of belongingness with the Intensive Care Unit team.…”

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Adherence to Quarantine Protocols to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19: The Moderating Effect of Social Media Campaigns

Guillen¹

2021

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This study focuses on Metro Manila in the Philippines in preventing the spread of the novel coronavirus or COVID-19 through analyzing the moderating effect of social media campaigns on adherence to COVID-19 protocols. Metro Manila is the pandemic's epicenter with a strict implementation of quarantine protocols set by the Local Government Units (LGUs). This study also examines the factors that influenced Metro Manila residents to adhere to quarantine measures. Four hundred thirteen residents (413) joined the survey consisting of sixteen (16) cities and one (1) municipality in Metro Manila. Using the Theory of Planned Behavior, the direct relationships between attitude, controllability, social media and adherence to quarantine protocols were significant. This implies that social media has directly influenced adherence to quarantine protocols. However, social media did not moderate the relationship between subjective norm and self-efficacy in the adherence to quarantine protocols. The relationship between subjective norm and self-efficacy in adherence to quarantine protocols was not significant either. It was not others such as family and peers who encouraged the resident to adhere, but it was his or her decision to survive and stay alive. Finally, the study shows the crucial role of social media in helping minimize the spread of COVID-19.

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“…Another study in Ethiopia among health professionals (male and female) found that subjective norm and attitude were the most important contributors to the variance in the intention to test for HIV (Abamecha et al, 2013). In a more recent study among women engaging in compensated dating in Hong Kong, the intention to undergo HIV testing was significantly predicted by attitudes, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, ever having been tested for HIV and perceived discrimination from health care workers, explaining 42% of the variance in intention (Mo et al, 2019). The overall variance explained by these studies ranges between 9.2% and 42%.…”

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The psychosocial determinants of the intention to test for HIV among young men in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Manyaapelo

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African Journal of AIDS Research

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Understanding the barriers and factors to HIV testing intention of women engaging in compensated dating in Hong Kong: The application of the extended Theory of Planned Behavior

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Factors associated with HIV testing and intention to test for HIV among the general population of Nonthaburi Province, Thailand

Factors associated with HIV testing and intention to test for HIV among the general population of Nonthaburi Province, Thailand

Adherence to Quarantine Protocols to Prevent the Spread of COVID-19: The Moderating Effect of Social Media Campaigns

The psychosocial determinants of the intention to test for HIV among young men in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

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