ArticleThe East African health research journal2021
Correlates of Sexual Risky Behaviours, HIV Testing, and HIV Testing Intention among Sexually Active Youths in Northern Tanzania.
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- Determinants of HIV testing and oral PrEP uptake among youth at Malawi University of Business and Applied Sciences: A cross-sectional study employing the Health Belief Model.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Factors associated with perceived social support among adolescents in Gamo Zone, Southern Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2024Article
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- Examining differentials in HIV transmission risk behaviour and its associated factors among men in Southern African countries.Humanities & social sciences communications · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundHIV testing services are important entry-point into the HIV cascade to care and treatment in order to slow down the spread of HIV infection. Over half of all new HIV infections in Sub-Saharan Africa occur among young people under the age of 25, particularly women. The study aimed to determine factors influencing young people's decision to undergo HIV testing services in Northern Tanzania.
methodsA total of 536 sexually active participants aged 15 to 24 years old completed a semi-structured questionnaire based on the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB).
resultsMales compared to femaleparticipants were significantly younger at first age of sexual intercourse (15.4 vs. 16.7 years;
conclusionThe integrated constructs of HBM and TPB provides a framework for identifying correlates of HIV testing behaviours and HIV testing intentions among sexually active youths. Future behaviour change interventions should focus on reduction of sexually risky behaviours, increasing perceived HIV severity, enhance positive attitudes and social approvals on testing, reduce misconceptions about testing procedures, alleviation of perceived barriers to testing and improve testing self-efficacy among sexually active youths in this setting.
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