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ArticleBMC research notes2018

Socio-demographic characteristics and the utilization of HIV testing and counselling services among the key populations at the Bhutanese Refugees Camps in Eastern Nepal.

Salina Khatoon, Shyam Sundar Budhathoki, Kiran Bam, Rajshree Thapa, Lokesh P Bhatt, Bidhya Basnet, Nilambar Jha

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Article in BMC research notes, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Salina KhatoonUnited Nations High Commissioner for Refugees, Sub-Office, Damak, Nepal.
Shyam Sundar BudhathokiSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal. ss.budhathoki@gmail.com.
Kiran BamLocal Action for Global Health and Environment (LAGHE)-Nepal, Dhangadhi 5, Kailali, Nepal.
Rajshree ThapaAMDA Nepal Primary Health Care Project for Bhutanese Refugees, Damak, Nepal.
Lokesh P BhattAssociation of Medical Doctors of Asia-HIV/AIDS for Migrants (AMDA-HAMI), Kathmandu, Nepal.
Bidhya BasnetBirat Health College and Research Center, Biratnagar, Nepal.
Nilambar JhaSchool of Public Health and Community Medicine, B P Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal.
B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences · NPBiratnagar Eye Hospital · NPNepal Participatory Action Network · NPOffice of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees · CH

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the socio-demographic characteristics, assess the utilization of HIV testing and counselling services, and to explore the reasons for the non-utilization of HIV testing and counselling services among the key populations at the Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal.

resultsThe HIV testing and counselling services are utilized by less than a third (29%) of the key population among the Bhutanese Refugees. The prime source of information about the HIV testing and counselling sites has been health workers followed by peer/outreach educators and neighbors. Common self-reported barriers for utilization of HIV testing and counselling services by the Bhutanese refugees were self-perceived stigma about HIV, the fear of being discriminated and the lack of knowledge about HIV testing and counselling services. There is a need to analyze the gap between availability and utilization through more qualitative approaches in order to identify interventions to increase the uptake of the HIV testing and counselling services.

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CounselingAdultBhutanCross-Sectional StudiesDemographyFemaleHIV InfectionsHumansMaleNepalRefugeesYoung AdultBhutanese refugeesHIV testing and counsellingRefugees in NepalUtilization of HIV testing and counselling services

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PMID30064508
PMCPMC6069810
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