Predictors of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services Utilization Among People with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

The study investigated HIV testing prevalence and factors associated with the utilization of voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) services among individuals with disabilities in Addis Ababa. The analysis was based on a survey of 209 men and 203 women with disabilities, aged 15–49, who had ever...

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Main Authors:	Aderemi, Toyin Janet, Mac-Seing, Muriel, Woreta, Seblewangel Ayalew, Mati, Komi Agbemavi
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	en_US
Published:	Taylor and Francis 2014
Subjects:	HIV testing HIV knowledge VCT services disabilities service utilization
Online Access:	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20467

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spelling	okr-10986-204672021-04-23T14:03:56Z Predictors of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services Utilization Among People with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia Aderemi, Toyin Janet Mac-Seing, Muriel Woreta, Seblewangel Ayalew Mati, Komi Agbemavi HIV testing HIV knowledge VCT services disabilities service utilization The study investigated HIV testing prevalence and factors associated with the utilization of voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) services among individuals with disabilities in Addis Ababa. The analysis was based on a survey of 209 men and 203 women with disabilities, aged 15–49, who had ever heard about HIV and AIDS in four sub-cities in Addis Ababa. HIV testing prevalence was 53.2%, with no significant difference between males and females. Comprehensive HIV knowledge, living with spouse, and religious affiliations positively predicted utilization of VCT services among participants. Living with both parents and having physical or mental/intellectual disabilities were negative predictors of VCT services utilization. More research on the predictors of utilization of VCT services by gender and urban/rural divides are needed among people with disabilities. 2014-10-22T18:06:47Z 2014-10-22T18:06:47Z 2014-06-05 Journal Article AIDS Care 0954-0121 http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20467 en_US CC BY-NC-ND 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/igo World Bank Taylor and Francis Publications & Research :: Journal Article Ethiopia
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spellingShingle	HIV testing HIV knowledge VCT services disabilities service utilization Aderemi, Toyin Janet Mac-Seing, Muriel Woreta, Seblewangel Ayalew Mati, Komi Agbemavi Predictors of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services Utilization Among People with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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description	The study investigated HIV testing prevalence and factors associated with the utilization of voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) services among individuals with disabilities in Addis Ababa. The analysis was based on a survey of 209 men and 203 women with disabilities, aged 15–49, who had ever heard about HIV and AIDS in four sub-cities in Addis Ababa. HIV testing prevalence was 53.2%, with no significant difference between males and females. Comprehensive HIV knowledge, living with spouse, and religious affiliations positively predicted utilization of VCT services among participants. Living with both parents and having physical or mental/intellectual disabilities were negative predictors of VCT services utilization. More research on the predictors of utilization of VCT services by gender and urban/rural divides are needed among people with disabilities.
format	Journal Article
author	Aderemi, Toyin Janet Mac-Seing, Muriel Woreta, Seblewangel Ayalew Mati, Komi Agbemavi
author_facet	Aderemi, Toyin Janet Mac-Seing, Muriel Woreta, Seblewangel Ayalew Mati, Komi Agbemavi
author_sort	Aderemi, Toyin Janet
title	Predictors of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services Utilization Among People with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_short	Predictors of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services Utilization Among People with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_full	Predictors of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services Utilization Among People with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_fullStr	Predictors of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services Utilization Among People with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_full_unstemmed	Predictors of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services Utilization Among People with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
title_sort	predictors of voluntary hiv counselling and testing services utilization among people with disabilities in addis ababa, ethiopia
publisher	Taylor and Francis
publishDate	2014
url	http://hdl.handle.net/10986/20467
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Predictors of Voluntary HIV Counselling and Testing Services Utilization Among People with Disabilities in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

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