ArticleAIDS research and therapy2022
Factors associated with HIV self-testing among female university students in Uganda: a cross-sectional study.
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- HIV self-testing preferences among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in urban settings in Uganda: A discrete choice experiment.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Acceptability of HIV self-testing among HIV high-risk Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) in urban settings in Uganda.PLOS global public health · 2026Article
- Acceptability, appropriateness, willingness to use, and perceptions towards HIV self-testing among adolescent girls and young women in rural Northern Uganda: a baseline formative cross-sectional study.Implementation science communications · 2025Article
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- Knowledge, and utilization of HIV self-testing, and its associated factors among women in sub-Saharan Africa: evidence from 21 countries demographic and health survey.BMC public health · 2024Article
- Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effect of a community-led HIV self-testing model among adolescent girls and young women in Rural Northern Uganda: a quasi-experimental study protocol.Implementation science communications · 2024Article
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Abstract
backgroundAdolescent girls and young women (AGYW) at institutions of higher learning are at high risk of HIV, and conventional HIV testing services may not reach them sufficiently. HIV self-testing (HIVST) scalability can be informed by identifying AGYW who have used or are interested in using HIVST. We aimed to determine factors associated with use and willingness to use HIVST among female university students.
methodsAn online cross-sectional survey was conducted among 483 female students at Makerere University, Uganda. Proportions of students who have used or are willing to use HIVST and their associated factors were determined. Modified Poisson regression models were used to estimate prevalence ratios (PR) and their 95% confidence intervals (CI).
resultsThe median age of the participants was 22 (Interquartile range [IQR] 21-23) years, and 21% had never tested for HIV. Over 93% were willing to utilize HIVST, and 19% had ever used HIV self-test kits. Increasing age (adjusted prevalence ratio [aPR] 1.23 per year, 95% CI 1.07-1.43) was significantly associated with HIVST use. Predictors of willingness to self-test for HIV were college type (arts vs. science-based, aPR 0.92, 95% CI 0.88-0.97), number of sexual partners (one, aPR 1.07, 95% CI 1.03-1.12 or ≥ 2, aPR 1.08, 95% CI 1.04-1.19, vs. none), alcohol (aPR 1.04, 95% CI: 1.00-1.09) or injection drug (aPR 1.04, 95% CI 1.00-1.09) use, a history of sexually transmitted infections in past 12 months (aPR 1.05, 95% CI 1.01-1.09), and HIV testing experience (tested in past 12 months, aPR 1.12, 95% CI 1.02-1.22 or over 12 months, aPR 1.13, 95% CI 1.03-1.24, vs. never tested).
conclusionHIVST was highly acceptable despite its limited use. This study demonstrates female student characteristics that can be leveraged to scale up HIVST programs in higher institutions of learning.
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