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ArticleSAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance2021

Underlying reasons why some people haven't tested for HIV - a discourse analysis of qualitative data from Cape Town, South Africa.

Kyla Meyerson, Graeme Hoddinott, Tamryn Nicholson, Sue-Ann Meehan

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Article in SAHARA J : journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Kyla MeyersonDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Graeme HoddinottDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0001-5915-8126
Tamryn NicholsonDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.
Sue-Ann MeehanDepartment of Paediatrics and Child Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Desmond Tutu TB Centre, Stellenbosch University, Cape Town, South Africa.ORCID 0000-0002-0826-1833

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Abstract

Reported barriers to HIV testing over the last 15 years have remained consistent, despite improved service offerings. We aimed to probe deeper by exploring how people who have never tested construct HIV testing in their talk. We used this to suggest underlying psychosocial barriers to testing even when there is high availability. We enrolled 14 participants who reported that they had never tested for HIV and conducted individual, open-ended interviews. The data were organised thematically with theory-generative interpretations informed by discourse analysis. Reasons for not testing reported reflect similar barriers identified in previous research. Deeper probing identified three discursive processes by which participants explained why they had never tested for HIV, suggesting that the way participants used 'reasons' in their talk is an indicator that the participants were repeating 'tropes'. While aware of HIV testing facilities, participants still chose not to test. Influences on the choice to test or not were positioned as outside of the person's control. These findings suggest that there

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HIV InfectionsHIV TestingHumansQualitative ResearchSouth AfricaBarriersHIV testingmennever tested

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