Decliners of provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling: Characteristics of participants who refused HIV testing in a population survey in Zambia
Decliners of provider-initiated HIV testing and counselling: Characteristics of participants who refused HIV testing in a population survey in Zambia作者机构：Department of Disease Surveillance Control and ResearchMinistry of Health Center of Tropical Medicine and Travel Medicine Amsterdam Medical Centre University of Amsterdam National TB/Leprosy Control Programme Ministry of Community DevelopmentMother and Child Health
出 版 物：《Asian Pacific Journal of Tropical Biomedicine》 (亚太热带生物医学杂志（英文版）)
年 卷 期：2015年第5卷第8期
页 面：669-672页
学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 0831[工学-生物医学工程（可授工学、理学、医学学位）] 1004[医学-公共卫生与预防医学(可授医学、理学学位)] 100401[医学-流行病与卫生统计学] 10[医学]
基 金：Supported by the government of the Republic of Zambia(GRZ) through Ministry of Health(budget support) United States Government(USG)through USAID and CDC Zambia,Grant U2GPS001792
主 题：HIV/AIDS Zambia Testing Refusals Population survey
摘 要：Objective: To assess the prevalence of HIV infection, to highlight HIV-testing refusal rates among participants in a population-based tuberculosis survey and to assess the implication for programme ***: This cross-sectional study on the characteristics of participants who refused HIV testing was conducted in a national survey in Zambia. All eligible participants were aged above 15 years and included in the ***: Out of the 44 791 tuberculosis survey participants, 14 164(31.6%) refused to participate in HIV testing. The unemployed, rural dwellers, married, and those aged 15-24 years were associated with higher refusal ***: Strategies to improve HIV testing acceptance are necessary. Qualitative research is recommended to understand the reasons for testing refusals so that remedial interventions can be implemented.
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