[PDF][PDF] Factors contributing to low utilization of HIV counseling and testing services

EI Obeagu, GU Obeagu, E Musiimenta… - Int. J. Curr. Res …, 2023 - researchgate.net
Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counseling and testing is described as the service
rendered to an individual in order for him or her to know his or her HIV status. HIV …

Barriers to HIV testing uptake among men in sub-Saharan Africa: a scoping review

M Hlongwa, T Mashamba-Thompson… - African Journal of …, 2020 - Taylor & Francis
Introduction: HIV testing among men remains low globally and in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA)
in particular, when compared with their female counterparts. The aim of this study was to …

Mapping evidence of intervention strategies to improving men's uptake to HIV testing services in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic scoping review

M Hlongwa, T Mashamba-Thompson… - BMC infectious …, 2019 - Springer
Background HIV testing serves as a critical gateway for linkage and retention to care
services, particularly in sub-Saharan African countries with high burden of HIV infections …

Awareness of HIV status, prevention knowledge and condom use among people living with HIV in Mozambique

EK Dokubo, RW Shiraishi, PW Young, JJ Neal… - Plos one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Objective To determine factors associated with HIV status unawareness and assess HIV
prevention knowledge and condom use among people living with HIV/AIDS (PLHIV) in …

Socio-economic differences in the uptake of HIV testing and associated factors in South Africa

S Jooste, M Mabaso, M Taylor, A North, Y Shean… - BMC Public Health, 2021 - Springer
Background Improved understanding of barriers to HIV testing is important for reaching the
first of the UNAIDS 90–90-90 targets, which states that 90% of HIV positive individuals ought …

Factors associated with HIV-testing and acceptance of an offer of home-based testing by men in rural Zambia

B Hensen, JJ Lewis, A Schaap, M Tembo, W Mutale… - AIDS and Behavior, 2015 - Springer
The objective of this study is to describe HIV-testing among men in rural Lusaka Province,
Zambia, using a population-based survey for a cluster-randomized trial. Households (N …

Determinants of risky sexual behaviours among adolescents in Central African Republic, Eswatini and Ghana: evidence from multi-indicator cluster surveys

J Kangmennaang, P Mkandawire… - African Journal of AIDS …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Despite the declining HIV/AIDS prevalence globally, nearly half of all new HIV infections still
occur among youth, especially in sub-Saharan Africa. While determinants of risky sexual …

Geographical variation in HIV testing in South Africa: Evidence from the 2017 national household HIV survey

S Jooste, M Mabaso, M Taylor, A North, Y Shean… - Southern African Journal …, 2021 - ajol.info
Background: Identification of the geographical areas with low uptake of HIV testing could
assist in spatial targeting of interventions to improve the uptake of HIV testing. Objectives …

Factors associated with HIV testing among men in Haiti: results from the 2012 demographic and health survey

DF Conserve, J Iwelunmor… - American journal of …, 2017 - journals.sagepub.com
HIV testing serves as the gateway to HIV prevention and treatment. However, research
examining men's HIV testing behaviors in the Caribbean remains limited. The Andersen …

Factors associated with inconsistent condom use in adolescents with negative or unknown HIV status in Northwest Cameroon

L Morris, F Kouya, R Kwalar, M Pilapil, K Saito… - AIDS care, 2014 - Taylor & Francis
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the association between utilization of HIV testing and
condom use amongst Cameroonian youths/adolescents who are not known to be HIV …