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Failure to Return for Posttest Counseling and HIV Test Results at the Prevention and Voluntary Testing and Counseling Centers of Douala, Cameroon: An Evaluation of a Routine Five-Year Program
Joint Authors
Gagnon, Marie-Pierre
Ngangue, Patrice
Bedard, Emmanuelle
Ngueta, Gerard
Adiogo, Dieudonné
Source
Issue
Vol. 2016, Issue 2016 (31 Dec. 2016), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2016-01-26
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study examined the magnitude and time trends in failure to return (FTR) rates and the relation between FTR and individual characteristics, tests procedures, waiting period for the results, and HIV test results among people who were screened for HIV in the prevention and voluntary testing and counseling centers (PVTCCs) of six district hospitals of the city of Douala in Cameroon, between January 2009 and December 2013.
It was a retrospective analysis of medical records.
Among the 32,020 analyzed records, the failure to return (FTR) rate was 14.3%.
Overall, people aged 50 years and over, those tested between 2011 and 2012, and those tested in the PVTCC of Bonassama were less likely to return for their results.
Significant factors associated with FTR included being a housewife, having a positive/undetermined/requiring confirmation result, and provider-initiated testing and counseling (PITC).
There was an increasing trend for FTR in the PVTCCs of Bonassama, New-Bell, Nylon, and Cité des Palmiers.
HIV testing and counseling services in Douala district hospitals must be reorganized such that individuals tested for HIV receive their results on the same day of the test.
Also counselors need to better alert clients concerning the importance of returning for their test results.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ngangue, Patrice& Bedard, Emmanuelle& Ngueta, Gerard& Adiogo, Dieudonné& Gagnon, Marie-Pierre. 2016. Failure to Return for Posttest Counseling and HIV Test Results at the Prevention and Voluntary Testing and Counseling Centers of Douala, Cameroon: An Evaluation of a Routine Five-Year Program. AIDS Research and Treatment،Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096716
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ngangue, Patrice…[et al.]. Failure to Return for Posttest Counseling and HIV Test Results at the Prevention and Voluntary Testing and Counseling Centers of Douala, Cameroon: An Evaluation of a Routine Five-Year Program. AIDS Research and Treatment No. 2016 (2016), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096716
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ngangue, Patrice& Bedard, Emmanuelle& Ngueta, Gerard& Adiogo, Dieudonné& Gagnon, Marie-Pierre. Failure to Return for Posttest Counseling and HIV Test Results at the Prevention and Voluntary Testing and Counseling Centers of Douala, Cameroon: An Evaluation of a Routine Five-Year Program. AIDS Research and Treatment. 2016. Vol. 2016, no. 2016, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1096716
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1096716