HIV counselling
Utilization of HIV Counselling and Testing Services in Urban and Rural Communities in Eastern Region of Ghana: Implications for Achieving Universal HCT Coverage
... The major reason for which most people have not undergone an HIV test was fear. This expression of fear was in relation to testing positive and the possibility of being rejected by significant others such as ...
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Acceptability of HIV counselling and testing among tuberculosis patients in south Ethiopia
... routine counselling and testing of patients, also called provider-initiated counselling and testing ...and counselling apply and the stand- ard pre-test counselling used in VCT is adapted to ...
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A comparison of linkage to HIV care after provider initiated HIV testing and counselling (PITC) versus voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) for patients with sexually transmitted infections in Cape Town, South Africa
... integrating HIV test- ing into standard clinical care), are still unsubstantiated ...diagnosed HIV-positive via the PITC ...for HIV medical care or prescriptions for cotrimoxazole prophylaxis ...
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Acceptability of intrapartum HIV counselling and testing in Cameroon
... that HIV prevalence among in labour with unknown HIV status is high, and fortunately enough acceptability for HIV testing during labour is also ...for HIV testing dur- ing labour in Cameroon ...
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Acceptability of intrapartum HIV counselling and testing in Cameroon
... Voluntary HIV counseling and testing in the delivery room is a challenging task especially in resource-con- straint settings because insufficient number of trained staff, and inadequate resources ...to HIV ...
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Evaluation of the HIV lay counselling and testing profession in South Africa
... trained HIV counsellors throughout sub-Saharan Africa ...provide HIV counselling, and more recently, HIV test- ing ...conduct HIV testing by means of a finger prick ...in HIV ...
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Psychological Resistance to Voluntary Counselling and Testing of HIV/AIDS among Students in Tertiary Institutions in Kano State
... Studies conducted elsewhere by Herek, Capitanio, & Widaman (2003) on stigma, social risk, and health policy in California found that, more than one third of all respondents reported that concerns about AIDS stigma ...
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Perceptions and experiences of pregnant women about routine HIV testing and counselling in Ghimbi town, Ethiopia: a qualitative study
... to HIV care for women, men and families in ...provider-initiated HIV counselling and testing using the opt-out approach is recommended for all cli- ents seen within the context of maternal ...on ...
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Early uptake of HIV counseling and testing among pregnant women at different levels of health facilities experiences from a community based study in Northern Vietnam
... antenatal HIV counselling and testing as well as types of health facility providing the ...for HIV during their most recent ...reported HIV counselling provision was also higher at ...
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Promising outcomes of a national programme for the prevention of mother to child HIV transmission in Addis Ababa: a retrospective study
... on HIV coun- selling and testing, ARV prophylaxis regimen, infant feeding counselling, infant HIV diagnosis algorithm, partner testing and referring HIV positive pregnant women for treatment, ...
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The Impact of Stigma and Discrimination on Adherence to Medication amongst People Living with HIV in Tiv Land, North Central Nigeria
... of HIV counselling, testing, and treatment services in Nigeria, gaps still exist in knowledge on the impact of stigma, and discrimination on adherence to medication amongst people living with HIV ...
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Differences between international recommendations on breastfeeding in the presence of HIV and the attitudes and counselling messages of health workers in Lilongwe, Malawi
... includes counselling about ways to deal with family members' and communities' concerns for the infant who is not breastfed and the stigma that may come from not breastfeeding as well as introducing the infant to ...
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Akurathi
... Couples HIV counseling and testing is essential for combination HIV prevention, but its uptake remains very ...voluntary HIV counseling and testing (CVCT) is estimated to reduce HIV ...
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Does provider initiated HIV testing and counselling lead to higher HIV testing rate and HIV case finding in Rwandan clinics?
... Our study had some limitations. The study was con- ducted in eight clinics that were purposely chosen to be different in several respects (urban-rural, relatively high vs. relatively low HIV prevalence, small ...
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Barriers and facilitators to linkage to ART in primary care: a qualitative study of patients and providers in Blantyre, Malawi
... Conceptualizing determinants of drop-out and delay Thematic analysis identified key determinants of drop-out and delay at the individual-, socio-cultural-, programmatic/ policy- and structural levels (Figure 2). ...
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Suboptimal patterns of provider initiated HIV testing and counselling, antiretroviral therapy eligibility assessment and referral in primary health clinic attendees in Blantyre, Malawi
... ART eligibility assessment and referral following HIV diagnosis were found to be suboptimal, despite partici- pant’s familiarity with HIV and ART and readiness to initiate treatment. Forty-four per cent of ...
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Exploring the relevance of male involvement in the prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV services in Blantyre, Malawi
... After the opening question; discussion ensued with an aim of getting more depth on the relevance of MI in PMTCT of HIV services. A pre-tested interview guide was used with the health care workers while a ...
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Workplace counselling roles: evidence from turkey
... workplace counselling helps to solve employee problems and improve ...the counselling service that fits to the organization’s culture and identifiying work-related problems in this respect, establishing ...
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Perceptions and decision-making with regard to pregnancy among HIV positive women in rural Maputo Province, Mozambique – a qualitative study
... The healthcare facilities located in the more rural neighbourhoods had three departments: antenatal, post- natal and general paediatric departments. In these facil- ities, the general paediatric department offered ...
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The impact of voluntary counselling and testing services on sexual behaviour change and HIV incidence: observations from a cohort study in rural Tanzania
... Condom use among study participants was low overall and VCT use was generally associated with little change in this behaviour. The finding that VCT use at Sero4 was associated with an increased likelihood of stopping ...
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