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Factors Affecting Intention to Disclose HIV Status among Adult Population in Sarawak, Malaysia
Joint Authors
Lemin, Aren Sinedeh
Rahman, Md Mizanur
Pangarah, Cliffton Akoi
Source
Journal of Environmental and Public Health
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-08-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Disclosure of HIV-positive status is an essential prerequisite for the prevention and care of person living with HIV/AIDS as well as to tackle hidden epidemic in the society.
Objective.
To determine the intention to disclose the HIV/AIDS status among adult population in Sarawak, Malaysia, and factors affecting thereof.
Methods.
This cross-sectional community-based study was conducted among adult population aged 18 years and above in Sarawak, Malaysia.
A gender-stratified multistage cluster sampling technique was adopted to select the participants.
A total of 900 respondents were successfully interviewed by face-to-face interview using interview schedule.
Stepwise binary logistic regression models were fitted in SPSS version 22.0 to identify the factors associated with the disclosure of HIV/AIDS status.
A p value less than 0.05 was considered as statistically significant.
Results.
The mean (SD) age of male and female respondents was 41.57 (13.45) and 38.99 (13.09) years, respectively.
A statistically significant difference of intention to disclosure of HIV status was found between males and females (p<0.05).
A stepwise binary logistic regression analysis revealed that age, occupation, knowledge on HIV transmission, and content of discussion about HIV/AIDS appeared to be potential predictors for male respondents to disclose HIV status, while ethnicity and content of discussion on HIV/AIDS were found to be important predictors among the female respondents (p<0.05).
Conclusion and Recommendation.
Though the study did not depict the national prevalence of disclosure of HIV/AIDS status, the findings of the study would provide an important basic information for programme intervention, policy, and future research agenda.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Lemin, Aren Sinedeh& Rahman, Md Mizanur& Pangarah, Cliffton Akoi. 2018. Factors Affecting Intention to Disclose HIV Status among Adult Population in Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184742
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Lemin, Aren Sinedeh…[et al.]. Factors Affecting Intention to Disclose HIV Status among Adult Population in Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-8.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Lemin, Aren Sinedeh& Rahman, Md Mizanur& Pangarah, Cliffton Akoi. Factors Affecting Intention to Disclose HIV Status among Adult Population in Sarawak, Malaysia. Journal of Environmental and Public Health. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1184742
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1184742