ArticleInternational journal of public health2011
Factors associated with HIV testing among immigrants in Portugal.
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- The Effectiveness and Cost-Effectiveness of Screening for HIV in Migrants in the EU/EEA: A Systematic Review.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2018Pooled it
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- From exceptionalism to universal testing: an historical review of HIV testing in Portugal.BMC public health · 2025Review
- Sociodemographic, Clinical, and Behavioral Factors Associated with Sexual Transmitted Infection among HIV-1 Positive Migrants in Portugal: Are There Differences between Sexes?Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Observational
- Determinants of HIV Testing Among Migrant Men Who Have Sex With Men from Sub-Saharan Africa and Other Regions Residing in 10 European Countries.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
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- Participatory health research with migrants: Opportunities, challenges, and way forwards.Health expectations : an international journal of public participation in health care and health policy · 2021Review
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- Modes of administering sexual health and blood-borne virus surveys in migrant populations: A scoping review.PloS one · 2020Article
- The role of mobility in sexual risk behaviour and HIV acquisition among sub-Saharan African migrants residing in two European cities.PloS one · 2020Article
- Which adults in the Paris metropolitan area have never been tested for HIV? A 2010 multilevel, cross-sectional, population-based study.BMC infectious diseases · 2015Article
- Serving the underserved: an HIV testing program for populations reluctant to attend conventional settings.International journal of public health · 2015Article
- Health and access to care for undocumented migrants living in the European Union: a scoping review.Health policy and planning · 2014Article
- Never tested for HIV in Latin-American migrants and Spaniards: prevalence and perceived barriers.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2013Article
- Associations of Education Level and Bone Density Tests among Cognitively Intact Elderly White Women in Managed Medicare.Current gerontology and geriatrics research · 2012Article
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Abstract
objectivesThis paper describes the uptake of HIV testing and its associated factors among a sample of immigrants in Portugal.
methodsA questionnaire was completed by 1,513 immigrants at the National Immigrant Support Centre, in Lisbon. The magnitude of the association between ever been HIV tested and socio-demographic variables was estimated by means of crude and adjusted odds ratios, and their 95% confidence intervals, using logistic regression.
resultsApproximately half of the participants reported having ever been HIV tested. Age, sex, educational level, region of origin, immigration status and knowing someone infected were independently associated with the HIV test uptake. Almost 90% of participants reported knowing where to obtain support on HIV-related issues. Most declared preferring doctors to get HIV information. However, only 9.2% had sought HIV information at the National Health Service.
conclusionsOur results suggest differences between migrant groups regarding HIV testing. Adopting more innovative approaches to HIV testing could improve the efficacy of HIV prevention strategies, especially among vulnerable groups within immigrant population as male and undocumented.
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