ArticleAfrican health sciences2013
The impact of HIV/AIDS stigma on HIV counseling and testing in a high HIV prevalence population in Uganda.
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- Counselling and depressive symptoms in older adults with HIV/AIDS in mbarara, Uganda.BMC psychology · 2025Article
- The Association Between HIV-Related Stigma and the Uptake of HIV Testing and ART Among Older Adults in Rural South Africa: Findings from the HAALSI Cohort Study.AIDS and behavior · 2024Article
- Married women pre-marital HIV testing status in Ethiopia: Individual and community level factor analysis.Frontiers in medicine · 2023Article
- Dimensions of HIV-related stigma in rural communities in Kenya and Uganda at the start of a large HIV 'test and treat' trial.PloS one · 2021Article
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- Determinants of overall knowledge of and attitudes towards HIV/AIDS transmission among ever-married women in Pakistan: evidence from the Demographic and Health Survey 2012-13.BMC public health · 2019Article
- Low Case Finding Among Men and Poor Viral Load Suppression Among Adolescents Are Impeding Namibia's Ability to Achieve UNAIDS 90-90-90 Targets.Open forum infectious diseases · 2018Article
- Gender Differences and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Quality of Life Among ART Initiators in Oromia, Ethiopia.AIDS and behavior · 2016Article
- A cross-sectional study describing motivations and barriers to voluntary medical male circumcision in Lesotho.BMC public health · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundDespite its importance in HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment, HIV/AIDS Counseling and Testing (HCT) is low in sub-Saharan Africa, where the disease continues to be a serious public health problem. This has in part been attributed to HIV/AIDS related stigma.
objectiveTo assess the level of HIV/AIDS related stigma and its impact on uptake of HCT in a high HIV prevalence population in Uganda.
methodsThe paper used cross-sectional data on 135 men and 185 women in reproductive ages. Data were analyzed using the Pearson's chi-square statistic and the random intercept binary logistic regression model to identify significant predictors of uptake of HCT.
resultsThe result shows that only 18.4% of the respondents, most of them men expressed highly stigmatizing attitudes against PLHA and 59%, men and women alike, received HCT. Uptake of HCT was higher among men (OR=1.89, p<0.01) and women (OR=4.48, p <0.001) who expressed least stigmatizing attitudes. Secondary/higher education, work in the informal sector and being ever married were significant predictors of uptake of HCT. Compared to men, women aged 25-34, 35+ and with one sexual partner were more likely to have received HCT.
conclusionsThe low level of stigma, older age, higher level of education, being ever married and monogamous sexual relationships are significant predictors of increased uptake of HCT.
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