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12419119

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2002-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is now an integral part of many HIV care and control programmes. However, very little work has been done to assess the quality of VCT services. An evaluation of VCT services for mineworkers in Welkom, South Africa was conducted to assess client and counsellor satisfaction, the quality of the services and to identify barriers to uptake of VCT. A cross-sectional survey was carried out using tools developed by UNAIDS, consisting of semi-structured interviews and observation of counselling sessions. Twenty-two nurse counsellors and six community volunteers were interviewed. Twenty-four counselling sessions were observed and 24 client exit interviews were conducted. Although nine of the 22 nurse counsellors had only in-service rather than formal training for HIV counselling whereas all community volunteers had been formally trained, nurse counsellors demonstrated better interpersonal skills than did community volunteers. Both clients and counsellors identified fear of a positive result as a major barrier to HIV testing. Clients also raised concerns about confidentiality. UNAIDS evaluation tools were a feasible and an acceptable method of assessing VCT in this operational setting. The study identified areas where training needs to be strengthened and suggested ways of improving the services, and changes to the service have now been implemented in line with these recommendations.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Oct
pubmed:issn
0954-0121
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
14
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
707-26
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2002
pubmed:articleTitle
Use of UNAIDS tools to evaluate HIV voluntary counselling and testing services for mineworkers in South Africa.
pubmed:affiliation
Clinical Research Unit, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, UK.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies