scholarly journals Pemanfaatan Layanan Voluntary Conseling Testing (VCT) Di Puskesmas Jumpandang Baru Kota Makassar

2020 ◽  
Vol 11 ◽  
pp. 69
Author(s):  
Nurfardiansyah Burhanuddin ◽  
Septiyanti Septiyanti
Keyword(s):  
Family Support ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Questionnaire Data ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hiv Counseling And Testing ◽  
Hiv Counseling ◽  
Independent Variables ◽  
Change Behavior ◽  
Counseling And Testing

VCT (Volountary Counseling and Testing) is a combination of the HIV counseling and testing process. One of the features of this VCT service is not only in the counseling process, but also in the process of testing and test post. Besides aiming to help change behavior, also to prevent HIV transmission, improve the quality of life of PLWHA, which indeed affects the behavior of mothers to conduct or not VCT examination. This type of research was observational using the Cross Sectional approach. In this study, researchers will take data on both dependent and independent variables. The research design is by distributing questionnaires. The sample size was 61 respondents taken by accidental sampling. Data collection done by interview using a questionnaire. Data analyzed bivariate. The results showed that there was no relationship between knowledge (P = 0.113), Officer skills (p = 0.61), family support (p = 0.129), assurance of confidentiality (p = 0.61), facilities and infrastructure (p = 0.565 ) on the use of VCT services, but there is a relationship between attitudes (p = 0.01) on the use of VCT services. Keywords: VCT; knowledge; skill; suport; assurance of confidentiality; facilities and infrastructure; attitude ABSTRAK VCT (Volountary Counseling and Testing) merupakan gabungan dari proses konseling dan tes HIV. Salah satu keistimewaan dari layanan VCT ini tidak hanya pada proses konseling, tapi sampai pada proses tes dan pos tes. Selain bertujuan untuk membantu perubahan perilaku, juga guna mencegah penularan HIV, meningkatkankualitas hidup ODHA, yang memang memepengaruhi perilaku ibu untuk melakukan atau tidak pemeriksaan VCT.penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui faktor-faktor yang memepengaruhi pemanfaatan layanan VCT di Puskesmas Jumpandang Baru Kota Makassar. Jenis penelitian ini adalah observasional dengan menggunakan metode pendekatan Cross Sectional.pada penelitian ini peneliti akan mengambil data variabel terikat maupun variabel bebas. Desain penelitian yaitu dengan membagikan kuisioner. Besar sampel sebanyak 61 responden yang diambil secara accidental sampling. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan wawancara menggunakan kuisioner. Data dianalisis secara bivariat. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa tidak ada hubungan antara pengetahuan (P=0,113),keterampilan Petugas (p=0,61), dukungan keluarga (p=0,129), jaminan kerahasiaan (p=0,61), sarana dan prasarana (p=0,565) terhadap pemanfaatan layanan VCT, namun terdapat hubungan antara sikap (p=0,01) terhdap pemanfaatan layaan VCT. Kata kunci: VCT; pengetahuan; keterampilan; dukungan; jaminan kerahasiaan; sarana dan prasarana; sikap

Willingness of antenatal care attendees towards voluntary HIV counseling and testing, Southern Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 104-112
Author(s):  
Sintayehu Assefa ◽  
Dubale Dulla
Keyword(s):  
Antenatal Care ◽  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Information Dissemination ◽  
Statistical Significance ◽  
Southern Ethiopia ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Care Clinic ◽  
Hiv Counseling And Testing ◽  
Hiv Counseling ◽  
Counseling And Testing

Background: Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is an entry point for the prevention of HIV transmission from mother to child and accessing VCT benefit from PMTCT services. Even though, some pregnant women clearly know the benefits /advantages of PMTCT services, they are not willing to test and access the services. Hence, this study was aimed to assess the willingness of pregnant women attending antenatal care towards VCT/PMTCT at Adare general hospital in southern Ethiopia. Method: An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted at Hawassa Adare hospital, southern Ethiopia from February to April/2018. A total of 338 randomly selected pregnant women who were attending antenatal care clinic were included. Data was collected using structured and pretested questionnaire; entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20 computer software. Important descriptive and logistic models were used for data analysis assuming statistical significance at p < 0.05. Result: A total of 338 mothers were interviewed with a response rate of 100%. The willingness towards voluntary HIV counseling and testing among study participants was 82.2%. Participants who attended primary and High school and above were 3.9 (AOR= 3.87, 95% CI- 1.705, 8.782) and 9.5 times (AOR 9.53 at 95% CI- 3.155, 28.76); those who had good knowledge about VCT/PMTCT were 3.47 times (AOR=3.47, 95% CI-1.721, 7.003); women who followed two to three ANC visit, were 5.1 times more likely have willingness towards VCT/PMTCT (AOR 5.11 at 95% CI -1.095, 23.81) more likely willing to be tested than their counterparts respectively. Conclusion: Willingness towards voluntary HIV counseling was encouraging however it needs advancement. Since boosted knowledge and awareness promote willingness to VCT/PMTCT uptakes, initiation of community-based information dissemination, increased quality of ANC service, and empowering women to be educated could be effective in order to promote high VCT and PMTCT program uptakes

scholarly journals HIV voluntary counseling and testing: An essential component in preventing mother-to-child transmission of HIV

2003 ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Pregnant Women ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
Antiretroviral Drugs ◽  
Hiv Counseling And Testing ◽  
Hiv Counseling ◽  
Couple Communication ◽  
Serostatus Disclosure ◽  
Voluntary Counseling And Testing ◽  
Counseling And Testing ◽  
Mother To Child

Positive results from clinical trials of the anti-retroviral medications zidovudine and nevirapine created the possibility of offering an affordable and feasible intervention worldwide to reduce HIV transmission from an infected pregnant woman to her infant. Governmental and nongovernmental health services in many highly affected areas of Africa, Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe have responded by piloting and rapidly expanding programs for the prevention of mother-to-child HIV transmission (PMTCT). Since their inception in 1999, programs have offered voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) to more than 800,000 pregnant women around the world. An important objective of VCT is to identify which pregnant women are HIV-positive so they can receive antiretroviral drugs to prevent transmitting HIV to their infants. HIV counseling and testing also offer an opportunity to promote HIV prevention, encourage serostatus disclosure, and foster couple communication on HIV and PMTCT. This brief focuses on VCT in the antenatal care setting, examining service utilization by pregnant women, their perceptions of services, client outcomes as a result of undergoing HIV counseling and testing, and strategies for improving quality and coverage of VCT as a key component of PMTCT programs.

Utilization rate and factors influencing the use of HIV counseling and testing services among young females: a community-based study from Nigeria

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Babatunde Abiodun Amoo ◽  
David Magbagbeola Dairo ◽  
Kehinde Kazeem Kanmodi ◽  
Semeeh Akinwale Omoleke
Keyword(s):  
Utilization Rate ◽  
Cross Sectional Survey ◽  
Access To Treatment ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hiv Counseling And Testing ◽  
Hiv Counseling ◽  
Young Females ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Counseling And Testing ◽  
Two Factors

AbstractObjectivesThis study aims to explore the utilization rate and factors influencing the use of HCT services among young females in Ikorodu, Lagos State, Nigeria.MethodsThis study was a descriptive cross-sectional survey of 404 females, aged 15–24 years, residing in Ikorodu, Nigeria. Study tool was a questionnaire. Collected data was analyzed using the SPSS version 16 software.ResultsThe mean age (±SD) of the respondents was 19.3 (±2.6) years and 90.1% were single. Only 148 (36.6%) respondents had ever utilized the HCT service, of which only 40.5% of them were adolescents. Amongst those that had ever utilized HCT services (n=148), only 60.1% of them did so within 12 months prior to the study while only 33.8% of them initiated the demand for testing themselves. According to the respondents, the top two barriers to the utilization of HCT services were: fear of discrimination (82.9%); and fear of unavailability of access to treatment (68.0%), while the top two factors that facilitates its use were: the adoption of counseling-before-testing approach in the HCT service centers (85.9%); and peoples' need for HIV status declaration prior to getting a job employment/marriage partner (85.1%).ConclusionsThe study shows that utilization of HCT service remains low among the respondents. There is an urgent need to encourage the utilization of HCT services among young females in Ikorodu, Nigeria.

scholarly journals Psychosocial counseling when testing for human immunodeficiency virus: what to focus on?

2021 ◽  
Vol 27 (3) ◽  
pp. 65-71
Author(s):  
O. V. Koltsova ◽  
P. V. Safonova ◽  
O. S. Kutukova
Keyword(s):  
Risk Behavior ◽  
Sexual Risk ◽  
Sexual Risk Behavior ◽  
Sensation Seeking ◽  
Hiv Transmission ◽  
General Information ◽  
Hiv Knowledge ◽  
Hiv Counseling And Testing ◽  
Hiv Counseling ◽  
Counseling And Testing

Introduction. Voluntary anonymous HIV counseling and testing can be an effective tool to reduce the behavior that has high risks of HIV, hepatitis C (HCV) and B (HBV) transmission. The dissemination of general information on HIV, HCV, HBV to reduce risky behavior is not as much of importance as counseling on specific individual infection-related sexual risk behavior. The objective was to identify HIV/HCV/HBV-related risk factors that have to be discussed during psychosocial counselingto help the individual to focus on his/her sexual risk behavior.Methods and materials. The study was conducted on the base of Saint-Petersburg Center for Control of AIDS with participation of 90 individuals who voluntary applied for HIV counseling and testing. Participants’ behavioral risks and HIV knowledge were assessed by the specifically developed structured questionnaire. The level of anxiety was measured by State-Train Anxiety Inventory (STAI adapted by Hanin), the level of need for extreme-risk behavior was measured by the Sensation Seeking Scale (Zuckerman).Results. Only 50 % of participants use condom with their steady sexual partner always or almost always. In 62 % cases, the steady sexual partner’s HIV-status is unknown. Many participants agree that HIV transmission occurs always after sexual contact with HIV-infected person. The level of situational anxiety is higher by those who do HIV testing repeatedly. Those who are more likely to seek new sensations use condom with their steady or other partner more often.Conclusion. Motivational intervention during pre- and post-counseling by HIV/HCV/HBV testing has to focus on the discussion of individual difficulties of condom use as the means for protection and on the individual’s resources for changing sexual behavior to protect him/her-self and his/her partner from infection with HIV and viral hepatitis.

scholarly journals Voluntary HIV counseling and testing during prenatal care in Brazil

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (5) ◽  
pp. 552-558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marcelo Zubaran Goldani ◽  
Elsa Regina Justo Giugliani ◽  
Thomas Scanlon ◽  
Humberto Rosa ◽  
Kelli Castilhos ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Prenatal Care ◽  
Hiv Testing ◽  
Low Income ◽  
High Rate ◽  
Lower Probability ◽  
Porto Alegre ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hiv Counseling And Testing ◽  
Hiv Counseling ◽  
Counseling And Testing

OBJECTIVE: Voluntary HIV counseling and testing are provided to all Brazilian pregnant women with the purpose of reducing mother-to-child HIV transmission. The purpose of the study was to assess characteristics of HIV testing and identify factors associated with HIV counseling and testing. METHODS: A cross-sectional study was carried out comprising 1,658 mothers living in Porto Alegre, Brazil. Biological, reproductive and social variables were obtained from mothers by means of a standardized questionnaire. Being counseling about HIV testing was the dependent variable. Confidence intervals, chi-square test and hierarchical logistic model were used to determine the association between counseling and maternal variables. RESULTS: Of 1,658 mothers interviewed, 1,603 or 96.7% (95% CI: 95.7-97.5) underwent HIV testing, and 51 or 3.1% (95% CI: 2.3-4.0) were not tested. Four (0.2%) refused to undergo testing after counseling. Of 51 women not tested in this study, 30 had undergone the testing previously. Of 1,603 women tested, 630 or 39.3% (95% CI: 36.9-41.7) received counseling, 947 or 59.2% (95% CI: 56.6-61.5) did not, and 26 (1.6%) did not inform. Low income, lack of prenatal care, late beginning of prenatal care, use of rapid testing, and receiving prenatal in the public sector were variables independently associated with a lower probability of getting counseling about HIV testing. CONCLUSIONS: The study findings confirmed the high rate of prenatal HIV testing in Porto Alegre. However, women coming from less privileged social groups were less likely to receive information and benefit from counseling.

Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing (VCT): Knowledge, attitudes, hinderances, and practices of adults seeking treatment at Gulu Regional Referral Hospital on the spread of HIV in Northern Uganda. A cross-sectional study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Assumpta Aduk ◽  
Isaac Malon Atama ◽  
Leonard Dayo ◽  
Cissy Namujuzi Kizza ◽  
Brian Musinguzi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Regional Referral Hospital ◽  
Hiv Counseling And Testing ◽  
Hiv Counseling ◽  
Knowledge And Attitudes ◽  
Counseling And Testing ◽  
Gulu District ◽  
Positive Results

Abstract Background: In 2011, Uganda had a national HIV prevalence of 6.7%. Between 2008 and 2009, there was an upsurge in HIV in Gulu District from 9.4% to 16.0% with Gulu Municipality at 22.1%. Similarly, in 2020, the prevalence of HIV in Gulu District persistently remained high at 14.0%, much higher than the national average at 6.0%.The objective of this study was to assess knowledge, attitudes, hindrances, and practices on voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) and determine factors associated with VCT practices among adults seeking treatment at the outpatient department of Gulu Regional Referral Hospital.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with 384 participants. Simple random sampling was used to recruit participants. Knowledge and practices on VCT were determined using knowledge ratings and attitudes using a modified Likert scale. A questionnaire with an internal validity of Cronbach’s α=0.71 was used. Ethical approval was obtained, and SPSS was used for data analysis at univariate, bivariate and multivariable logistic regression. A p-value less than 0.05 was considered significant.Results: The most significant findings were that knowledge and attitude significantly affect VCT practices among adults in Gulu Hospital. Most participants had adequate knowledge (297/379, 78.4%), the most common source of VCT information was radio (236/372, 63.4%) and few from parents (30/372, 8.1%). 158/380(41.6%) had strongly positive attitudes however, 4/10(40.0%) believed knowing HIV status was not beneficial because of fear of stigma, 299/380(78.7%) had good practices,13/45(28.9%) did not undertake VCT due to ignorant on the importance, 9/45(20.0%) feared positive results, and 5/45(11.0%) for far-off service centers. Among those who discouraged others, 15/45 (83.0%) did it for no reason, while 2/45 (11.0%) believed it was a risky and painful process.Knowledge and attitude on VCT practices had an adjusted R square of 0.421, p<0.001. The independent predictors of VCT practices in a multivariable regression analysis was knowledge (β=0.478, t=10.374, p<0.001) and attitudes (β=0.257, t=5.570, p<0.001).Conclusion: Knowledge and attitudes significantly influenced VCT practices among adults attending outpatient services at Gulu Hospital. The independent determinants of VCT practices were knowledge and attitudes. However, HIV stigma, fear of positive results and divorce/separation were the most deterring factors on VCT practices among participants.

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