Uptake and factors associated with HIV self-testing among women in South Africa

Uptake and factors associated with HIV self-testing among women in South Africa

\r\nBackground\r\nHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing (ST) is a convenient and discreet practice to know HIV status. It is required to reach the underserved population subgroups. We examined the uptake and factors associated with HIVST among reproductive-aged South African women.\r\n\r\n...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the Colleges of Medicine of South Africa 2024-05, Vol.2 (1), p.e1-e6
Hauptverfasser: Ekholuenetale, Michael, Okonji, Osaretin C., Nzoputam, Chimezie I., Barrow, Amadou
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Sprache:eng
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HIV (Viruses)
HIV and/or AIDS
HIV testing
Sexually transmitted infection
South Africa
sub-Saharan Africa
Women
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Zusammenfassung:\r\nBackground\r\nHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) self-testing (ST) is a convenient and discreet practice to know HIV status. It is required to reach the underserved population subgroups. We examined the uptake and factors associated with HIVST among reproductive-aged South African women.\r\n\r\n\r\nMethods\r\nA sample of 8182 women from 2016 South African Demographic and Health Survey data were analysed. Percentage and multivariable logistic regression model were conducted. The significance level was set at p
ISSN:2960-110X
2960-110X
DOI:10.4102/jcmsa.v2i1.21