Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV in Rural Area of Democratic Republic of the Congo: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Survey among Service Users
Joint Authors
Aloni, Michel Ntetani
Kautako-Kiambi, Mida
Ekila, Mathilde B.
Kama-Lemba, Smith
Wumba, Roger
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-08-09
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Aims.
To determine the prevalence of HIV, the level of sexual risk for HIV, and determinants of VCT attendance among adult population living in a rural area.
Methods.
A cross-sectional study was conducted in Mbanza-Ngungu, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
An anonymous questionnaire was designed to extract relevant data.
Results.
In our cohort, 69% were respondents of more than 24 years of age and the single marital status was most represented (64.1%).
A high proportion of respondents (90.6%) visited VCT service for requiring information (good acceptability).
Positive test for HIV was reported in 9.4% of respondents.
In this cohort, 49.6% of respondents had declared themselves to never use condom.
In binary analysis, there was association between positive HIV test and age (p=0.04) and religions (p=0.02).
In this cohort, it was observed that positive HIV test was significantly associated with confidentiality (p=0.02).
However, there was no association between positive HIV test and condom use (p=0.25), knowledge of VCT (p=0.81), service requested (p=0.20), and previous HIV test (p=0.68).
Conclusions.
Preventive information for AIDS should be recommended in the population living in rural zone.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kautako-Kiambi, Mida& Ekila, Mathilde B.& Kama-Lemba, Smith& Wumba, Roger& Aloni, Michel Ntetani. 2015. Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV in Rural Area of Democratic Republic of the Congo: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Survey among Service Users. Journal of Tropical Medicine،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kautako-Kiambi, Mida…[et al.]. Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV in Rural Area of Democratic Republic of the Congo: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Survey among Service Users. Journal of Tropical Medicine No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kautako-Kiambi, Mida& Ekila, Mathilde B.& Kama-Lemba, Smith& Wumba, Roger& Aloni, Michel Ntetani. Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV in Rural Area of Democratic Republic of the Congo: Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Survey among Service Users. Journal of Tropical Medicine. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1070400
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1070400