ArticleJournal of health, population, and nutrition2015
Factors influencing uptake of voluntary counselling and testing services for HIV/AIDS in the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality (LMKM) in the Eastern Region of Ghana: a cross-sectional household survey.
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- Determinants of Voluntary Counseling and Testing Service Uptake Among Adult Sub-Saharan Africans: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Public health reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Socio-ecological model: Understanding facilitators and barriers to HIV testing and counseling uptake in sub-Saharan Africa - A systematic review.Dialogues in health · 2026Article
- Pregnant women's knowledge, attitudes and behaviours towards the integration of HIV/AIDS counselling and testing into routine antenatal care in Ghana: a cross-sectional study in the Tamale Metropolis, Ghana.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Predictors of HIV testing uptake among men in Ghana: insights from the 2017/2018 multiple indicator cluster survey.BMC public health · 2026Article
- Motivation, responsibilities, and experiences of HIV/AIDS counselors in the Volta Region of Ghana: a descriptive phenomenological study.AIDS research and therapy · 2024Article
- Predictive ability of the health belief model in HIV testing and counselling uptake among youth aged 15-24 in La-Nkwantanang-Madina Municipality, Ghana.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Results from a difference-in-differences evaluation of health facility HIV and key population stigma-reduction interventions in Ghana.Journal of the International AIDS Society · 2020Article
- The factors associated with natural disease progression from HIV to AIDS in the absence of ART, a propensity score matching analysis.Epidemiology and infection · 2020Article
- Individual and partner characteristics associated with HIV testing and counseling uptake among individuals 50 years or older in Tanzania.International journal of STD & AIDS · 2019Article
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Abstract
backgroundVoluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is one of the nine strategies recommended for prevention and control of HIV globally. In this study, we assessed the awareness and utilisation of VCT services among residents of the Lower Manya Krobo Municipality (LMKM) in the Eastern Region of Ghana.
methodsA population-based descriptive cross-sectional survey was conducted with 200 participants, aged between 18 and 55 years. Participants were recruited using cluster and simple random techniques to take part in the survey. Data was analysed descriptively, as well as using regression analysis approach.
resultsNinety-one percent of the respondents surveyed were aware of VCT services for HIV/AIDS. Seventy percent (70 %) have used VCT service in the last 12 months prior to the survey. Of this proportion, 97% were satisfied with the quality of VCT services offered and indicated their willingness to recommend the service to others. Participants desire to know their HIV status (40%), referral by health workers (25%), and participants who wanted to get married (11%) were the main reasons for increased uptake. Participants who had formal education, primary (OR = 1.8 (95% CI 1.25-2.84)), junior high school (OR = 2.3 (95% CI 1.54-3.37)), senior high school (OR = 2.8 (95% CI 1.73-4.78)), and tertiary (OR = 3.4 (95% CI 1.98-8.42)), had increased chance of using VCT service compared with participants who had no education (p < 0.001). Reasons for non-utilisation of VCT service were lack of awareness of the VCT service in the area (32%), fear of being stigmatised (53 %), and the belief that HIV/AIDS cannot be cured and therefore the lack of need (5%).
conclusionsAlthough awareness and utilisation of VCT service rates were reportedly high, more efforts need to be done in order to increase awareness and promote utilisation. HIV/AIDS educational campaign programmes need to be strongly pursued, with emphasis on the benefits of VCT services. This has the potential of reducing stigma and increase utilisation.
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