Background Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) is one of the key strategies in the
prevention and control of HIV/AIDS in Uganda. However, the utilization of VCT services …

Background Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) has been one of the key policy
responses to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Ethiopia. However, the utilization of VCT has been …

Background The success of HIV programs relies on widely accessible HIV testing and
counseling (HTC) services at health facilities as well as in the community. Home-based HTC …

Tanzania has a generalised AIDS epidemic but the estimated adult HIV prevalence of 6% is
much lower than in many countries in Southern Africa. HIV infection rates are reportedly …

Background Women's ability to safely disclose their HIV-positive status to male partners is
essential for uptake and continued use of prevention of mother-to-child transmission …

This study investigates problems confronting breast cancer awareness in Ghana by
ascertaining how societal perceptions and attitudes influence women's awareness of breast …

From the 1970s to the 1990s, the WHO, United Nations and other agencies mooted the idea
of formally training and recognising community health workers (CHWs) to complement …

Abstract In 2012, immigrants constitute 63% of new cases of heterosexually transmitted HIV
among individuals born outside Ireland. Current strategies to encourage testing can be …

Background The human resource shortage in Zambia is placing a heavy burden on the few
health care workers available at health facilities. The Zambia Prevention, Care and …

Background Optimally, expanded HIV testing programs should reduce barriers to testing
while attracting new and high-risk testers. We assessed barriers to testing and HIV risk …