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9828963

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pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-12-4
pubmed:abstractText
A pilot study on acceptability of voluntary HIV testing with counselling was performed in a rural village in Kagera, Tanzania as a potential intervention against HIV transmission. Village residents were prepared by their leaders and subsequently invited to health education group meetings to volunteer for the test. Consenting individuals were interviewed to determine awareness and acceptance of the offer followed by pre-test counselling and taking of a blood sample for subsequent HIV testing. Two months later, the results of the test were returned with post-test counselling coupled with a short interview of a random sample of adults in the village. Of the 245 adults responding to the call, 137 (55.9%) subsequently volunteered. The main reason for volunteering was to know the HIV status (96%). Among those who were aware of the offer, the main reason for not volunteering was that they felt unlikely to catch AIDS, implying that they had a false perception of being at low risk. In this study a significant proportion were willing to volunteer for the HIV test and to receive the results, indicating a moderate level of acceptability. The results also indicate the need for developing innovative ways of enhancing acceptability of voluntary HIV testing with counselling. However, the relationship between knowledge of HIV status and behavioural change is complex and therefore several potential mechanisms may exist by which HIV testing in combination with counselling can influence behaviour. For this reason, people should be given the choice of knowing their HIV status since it may constitute a potential mechanism for influencing behaviour towards reduction of HIV transmission.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0954-0121
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
10
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
431-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:otherAbstract
PIP: The acceptability of voluntary HIV testing with counseling was investigated in a pilot study conducted in a rural village in Kagera, Tanzania, in 1993. Village residents were informed about the study by their leaders and invited to attend health education group meetings to learn more about the study. 245 (54%) of the 450 adults in the village attended the group meetings. 137 attendees (55.9%) volunteered to participate and received both pretest counseling and HIV testing at that time. 2 months later, researchers returned to the village to give test results and conduct post-test counseling. 13 volunteers (9.8%) were HIV-positive. After post-test counseling, half the infected volunteers and 37.5% of HIV-negatives indicated they would adapt safer sex practices, including reducing their number of sexual partners. Interviews conducted at the second visit with 195 village residents revealed half of the volunteers compared with only one-third of nonparticipants had a relative with AIDS. 96% of those who volunteered did so to learn their HIV status. Seven men and 22 women did not want their spouse to know their HIV test result. Among those who were aware of the study but did not volunteer, the main reasons for nonparticipation were the perception of low personal HIV risk and feeling healthy and strong. These findings indicate a moderate level of acceptability of voluntary HIV screening. The extent to which such testing can reduce HIV transmission remains to be addressed in well-controlled studies.
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Acceptability of voluntary HIV testing with counselling in a rural village in Kagera, Tanzania.
pubmed:affiliation
Muhimbili University College of Health Sciences, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. jkillewo@muchs.ac.tz
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article