Using mass media campaigns to promote voluntary counseling and HIV-testing services in Kenya

Marum, Elizabeth; Morgan, Gwen; Hightower, Allen W.; Ngare, Carol; Taegtmeyer, Miriam

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“…Alors que dans d’autres pays les campagnes ont été gérées de manière verticale ou par une institution unique [19, 20], les responsables burkinabés ont préféré mettre en synergie différents acteurs de lutte contre le sida, à partir d’une initiative communautaire. En impliquant dans ce processus les associations, les organisations des groupes ciblés, les centres de prise en charge médicale et communautaire ainsi que les décideurs à tous les niveaux du système de santé, les campagnes menées au Burkina Faso ont constitué un champ expérimental de l’approche multisectorielle.…”

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Campaigns for HIV testing, an effective strategy for universal access to prevention and treatment? The experience of Burkina Faso

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Desclaux

Ky-Zerbo³

et al. 2014

Médecine Et Santé Tropicales

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Objectifs l’augmentation du taux de personnes qui connaissent leur statut VIH est un impératif, notamment en Afrique subsaharienne, ce qui impose d’évaluer les stratégies utilisées pour accroître la fréquentation des services de dépistage. Cet article vise à faire le bilan de la pertinence, de la faisabilité et de l’efficacité des campagnes nationales de dépistagemenées entre 2006 et 2010 au Burkina Faso. Méthodologie une analyse de toutes les données de fréquentation du conseil dépistage sur cette période a été faite, couplée à des entretiens avec les principaux acteurs intervenant dans le dépistage. Résultats les résultats montrent que les huit campagnes de dépistage organisées sur la période ont permis à 487 727 personnes de faire leur test VIH. Ce nombre représente 50 % du nombre total de personnes ayant fait leur test et contribue à hauteur de 24,6 % au dépistage des personnes séropositives identifiées au cours de cette période. Les campagnes ont touché des populations difficiles à atteindre (en particulier les jeunes), à un coût moindre. Conclusions cette stratégie est donc pertinente pour identifier les personnes VIH+. Son intérêt pour la prévention, important selon les soignants et au vu des populations jeunes qui y participent, devrait être mesuré par des études complémentaires. Les campagnes sont efficaces et coût-efficaces même dans un pays de niveau de prévalence faible. Ces résultats soulignent l’intérêt de la synergie entre les associations et les services de santé dans l’offre de services de conseil et dépistage.

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Campaigns for HIV testing, an effective strategy for universal access to prevention and treatment? The experience of Burkina Faso

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Ky-Zerbo³

et al. 2014

Médecine Et Santé Tropicales

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“…Increased media coverage, increased quality, and improved access to testing facilities strategies between 2002 and 2005 are thought to have contributed to the increase in HIV testing uptake. 2 By 2010, it was estimated that more than 5.7 million Kenyans aged 15 years and over received HIV testing and counseling. According to the 2009 Demographic and Health Survey, 73.5% of women and 58.6% of men have been tested at least once.…”

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HIV and AIDS Epidemic in Kenya: An Overview

Lupia

Chien

2012

Journal of Experimental & Clinical Medicine

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“…Mass communication programmes are effective in making individuals aware of HIV prevention programmes or to increase their knowledge of HIV (Charles et al, 2009;USAID, 2009). Furthermore, exposure to mass communication programmes have been associated with increased uptake of VCT programmes, increased HIV knowledge and a reduction in high-risk sexual behaviour (Bertrand, O'Reilly, Denison, Anhang & Sweat, 2006;Marum, Morgan, Hightower, Ngare & Taegtmeyer, 2008). Mass communication campaigns are believed to be most effective in terms of sustaining behaviour change when their messages are reinforced on a continuous basis (USAID, 2009).…”

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An implementation evaluation of a voluntary counselling and testing programme for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

Anderson

Louw-Potgieter

2012

SA j ind psychol

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Orientation: Employee wellness programmes have become standard interventions in most organisations. In South Africa, these programmes invariably contain an element to address the problem of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the workplace.Research purpose: The purpose of this evaluation was to assess whether or not a Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) programme for HIV and AIDS, at a South African university, was implemented as intended.Motivation for the study: The evaluators were motivated to explore indications in the existing literature about these programmes that participants in VCT programmes are often not the intended target population who live a high risk lifestyle.Research design, approach and method: A descriptive design was used to evaluate service utlisation, service delivery and organisational support. Questionnaire data from 285 respondents who participated in the programme and programme records supplied by the programme staff were consulted to answer the evaluation questions. Main findings:The evaluation showed that the highest uptake for the programme occurred amongst female students. The low uptake amongst men was a concern. It was found that the programme was delivered as intended and that there were enough resources to implement it according to standards set. Practical/managerial implications:The systematic report on the programme process provided the programme managers with practical suggestions for programme improvement. Contribution/value-add:This was the first implementation evaluation of a VCT programme in a South African university context. As such it aimed to educate programme managers to think evaluatively about introducing new or continuing existing programmes.

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Using mass media campaigns to promote voluntary counseling and HIV-testing services in Kenya

Cited by 34 publications

References 11 publications

Campaigns for HIV testing, an effective strategy for universal access to prevention and treatment? The experience of Burkina Faso

Campaigns for HIV testing, an effective strategy for universal access to prevention and treatment? The experience of Burkina Faso

HIV and AIDS Epidemic in Kenya: An Overview

An implementation evaluation of a voluntary counselling and testing programme for the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS)

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