scholarly journals Profile of clients tested HIV positive in a voluntary counseling and testing center of a district hospital, Udupi

2009 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 223 ◽  
Author(s):  
Megha Gupta
Keyword(s):  
District Hospital ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Voluntary Counseling ◽  
Voluntary Counseling And Testing ◽  
Counseling And Testing ◽  
Testing Center

scholarly journals The prevalence and associated factors of Treponema pallidum among HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals who attended voluntary counseling and testing center of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study design

2020 ◽  
Vol 8 ◽  
pp. 205031212090460
Author(s):  
Habtamu Weldesenbet ◽  
Daniel Asrat ◽  
Yimtubezinash Weldeamanuel
Keyword(s):  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Treponema Pallidum ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Voluntary Counseling ◽  
Medical College ◽  
Voluntary Counseling And Testing ◽  
Counseling And Testing ◽  
Testing Center

Background: Treponema pallidum and HIV are among the most common public health problems in Ethiopia. These infections are interrelated. Treponema pallidum causes genital ulcer which enhances HIV transmission and complicates HIV by causing severe ulcer among HIV-positive individuals. Although Treponema pallidum and HIV have a similar route of transmission, screening services for Treponema pallidum are not available in most of the voluntary counseling and testing centers. Objectives: This study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of Treponema pallidum and sociodemographic factors among HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals from the voluntary counseling and testing center of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods: In this research, a cross-sectional study was conducted and a total of 292 consecutive samples were collected from the voluntary counseling and testing center of St. Paul’s Hospital Millennium Medical College. Data were collected using an interviewer-administered questionnaire. A blood specimen was tested for the presence of Treponema pallidum using rapid plasma reagin and a rapid test kit for HIV. The data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Results: The overall prevalence of Treponema pallidum was 5/292 (1.7%). All HIV-positive clients were negative for Treponema pallidum. None of the risk factors were significantly associated with Treponema pallidum. Conclusion: In this study, the prevalence of Treponema pallidum was 5/292 (1.7%). None of the study participants were co-infected with Treponema pallidum and HIV. Recommendation: There was a lack of association between syphilis and HIV in this study, but still the prevalence of Treponema pallidum among voluntary counseling and testing center clients is a public health problem. Therefore, Treponema pallidum infection control strategies should be designed in parallel with HIV control strategy and actions should be taken to avert the problem, including the provision of better health education and screening services at voluntary counseling and testing centers parallel with HIV.

scholarly journals Cost-effectiveness of facility-based, stand-alone and mobile-based voluntary counseling and testing for HIV in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

2020 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Amanuel Yigezu ◽  
Senait Alemayehu ◽  
Shallo Daba Hamusse ◽  
Getachew Teshome Ergeta ◽  
Damen Hailemariam ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effectiveness ◽  
Addis Ababa ◽  
Unit Cost ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Testing Methods ◽  
Voluntary Counseling ◽  
Voluntary Counseling And Testing ◽  
Counseling And Testing ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Hiv Seropositive

Abstract Background Globally, there is a consensus to end the HIV/AIDS epidemic by 2030, and one of the strategies to achieve this target is that 90% of people living with HIV should know their HIV status. Even if there is strong evidence of clients’ preference for testing in the community, HIV voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) continue to be undertaken predominantly in health facilities. Hence, empirical cost-effectiveness evidence about different HIV counseling and testing models is essential to inform whether such community-based testing are justifiable compared with additional resources required. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to compare the cost-effectiveness of facility-based, stand-alone and mobile-based HIV voluntary counseling and testing methods in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Methods Annual economic costs of counseling and testing methods were collected from the providers’ perspective from July 2016 to June 2017. Ingredients based bottom-up costing approach was applied. The effectiveness of the interventions was measured in terms of the number of HIV seropositive clients identified. Decision tree modeling was built using TreeAge Pro 2018 software, and one-way and probabilistic sensitivity analyses were conducted by varying HIV positivity rate, costs, and probabilities. Results The cost of test per client for facility-based, stand-alone and mobile-based VCT was $5.06, $6.55 and $3.35, respectively. The unit costs of test per HIV seropositive client for the corresponding models were $158.82, $150.97 and $135.82, respectively. Of the three models, stand-alone-based VCT was extendedly dominated. Mobile-based VCT costs, an additional cost of USD 239 for every HIV positive client identified when compared to facility-based VCT. Conclusion Using a mobile-based VCT approach costs less than both the facility-based and stand-alone approaches, in terms of both unit cost per tested individual and unit cost per HIV seropositive cases identified. The stand-alone VCT approach was not cost-effective compared to facility-based and mobile-based VCT. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratio for mobile-based VCT compared with facility-based VCT was USD 239 per HIV positive case.

scholarly journals Recent HIV infection rates among HIV positive patients seeking voluntary counseling and testing centers in the metropolitan region of Recife – PE, Brazil

2012 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 157-163 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ana Maria Salustiano Cavalcanti ◽  
Ana Maria de Brito ◽  
Daniela Medeiros Salustiano ◽  
Kledoaldo Oliveira de Lima ◽  
Sirleide Pereira da Silva ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hiv Infection ◽  
Metropolitan Region ◽  
Hiv Positive ◽  
Infection Rates ◽  
Voluntary Counseling ◽  
Voluntary Counseling And Testing ◽  
Counseling And Testing ◽  
Recent Hiv Infection

Genotypes and viral load of hepatitis C virus among persons attending a voluntary counseling and testing center in Ethiopia

2011 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 776-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tesfay Abreha ◽  
Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel ◽  
Corinna Pietsch ◽  
Melanie Maier ◽  
Daniel Asrat ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hepatitis C Virus ◽  
Viral Load ◽  
Hepatitis C ◽  
Voluntary Counseling ◽  
Voluntary Counseling And Testing ◽  
Counseling And Testing ◽  
Testing Center
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