Pettifor, Audrey

MacPhail, Catherine

Suchindran, Sujit

Delany-Moretlwe, Sinead

2010

Uptake of VCT remains low in many sub-Saharan African countries. Men and women aged 15 and older were recruited from a family planning, STI, and VCT clinic in inner-city Johannesburg between 2004 and 2005 to take part in a cross-sectional survey on HIV testing (n = 198). Fourty-eight percent of participants reported previously testing for HIV and, of these, 86.9% reported disclosing their status to their sex partner. In multivariable analyses, individuals whose partners had been tested; for HIV were more likely to have tested (AOR 2.92 95% CI: 1.38–6.20). In addition, those who reported greater blame/shame attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS were less likely to have tested (AOR 0.35; 95% CI: 0.16-0.77) while those reporting more equitable attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS were more likely to have tested (AOR 2.87; 95% CI: 1.20-6.86). Promotion of and increased access to couples HIV testing should be made available within the South African context.

AIDS and Behavior, 14(4), p. 913-921

1573-3254

1090-7165

https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/15575

en

Springer New York LLC

Factors Associated with HIV Testing Among Public Sector Clinic Attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa

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