Hiruy, Nebiyu (2008) Assessment of Factors Affecting HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing Uptake among Bahir Dar University Students, Bahir Dar Town. Masters thesis, Addis Ababa University.
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Abstract
Since the first case of AIDS was recognized in America in 1981, HIV/AIDS has spread rapidly throughout the world. Different studies showed that a great proportion of people living with HIV/AIDS do not know that they carry the virus making VCT service underutilized. However, the reasons for young people for not taking VCT services are not well known. Moreover, University students fall within the most sexually active and high HIV risk group. This study tried to assess the reasons why Bahir Dar University students prefer to or not to take HIV test. This study was conducted from March - April 2008 among Bahir Dar University undergraduate students to assess the factors affecting voluntary counseling and testing uptake. The study design was descriptive cross-sectional. Stratified random sampling was applied to select samples. A standardized questionnaire was used after pre-test to collect quantitative data. Data entry and analysis was done using SPSS. A total of 360 students participated in the study of whom 255 were males. Majority (90.6%) were within the age range of 18 to 23 years. The mean age was 21.26(± sd 1.987). Most of the respondents (95.3%) were single. The study revealed that 38.6% of the study participants had undergone HIV test. Stepwise multivariate analysis showed that being female, second year or above, starting sexual intercourse and knowledge about VCT location were positively associated likelihood of having had HIV testing. Respondents with stigmatizing attitude were less likely to utilize the service. The study shows that stigma still plays a major role as a barrier for utilization of HIV testing services. The University should intensify activities pertaining to curbing stigma and discrimination so that the willingness of students for HIV counseling and testing could be paralleled with actual use of HIV testing.
| Item Type: | Thesis (Masters) |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine |
| Depositing User: | Vincent Mpoza |
| Date Deposited: | 21 Jun 2018 13:28 |
| Last Modified: | 21 Jun 2018 13:28 |
| URI: | http://thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke/id/eprint/5494 |
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