Acceptance of repeat worksite HIV voluntary counselling and testing in a rural South African factory.
AIDS Care
; 25(9): 1199-202, 2013.
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| ID: mdl-23356541
ABSTRACT
In response to the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) pandemic, many employers in sub-Saharan Africa have introduced voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for HIV. To assess the factors that predict repeat VCT attendance at 12-month follow-up we analysed data from a nurse-administered questionnaire that was distributed to factory workers in a rural South African factory. Employees were offered VCT for HIV in 2009 and again 12 months later. Odds ratios examined factors associated with attendance at follow-up. Totally, 2138 employees accepted VCT at initial assessment and 406 attended at follow-up. After controlling for socio-demographic factors (age, gender, marital status and education), elevated blood glucose was associated with increased likelihood of attendance at follow-up; positive HIV status was a key risk factor for non-attendance at follow-up. This study underscores the importance of determining those groups at risk of non-attendance at employer-provided repeat VCT clinics; differences between employee groups might usefully inform targeted promotional activities to encourage attendance.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aceitação pelo Paciente de Cuidados de Saúde
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Infecções por HIV
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Serviços de Saúde Rural
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Aconselhamento
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Região como assunto:
Africa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
Tipo de documento:
Article