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The impact of HIV knowledge and attitudes on HIV testing acceptance among patients in an emergency department in the Eastern Cape, South Africa

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العنوان: The impact of HIV knowledge and attitudes on HIV testing acceptance among patients in an emergency department in the Eastern Cape, South Africa
المؤلفون: Sofia Ryan, Elizabeth Hahn, Aditi Rao, George Mwinnyaa, John Black, Roshen Maharaj, Nomzamo Mvandaba, Yandisa Nyanisa, Thomas C. Quinn, Bhakti Hansoti
المصدر: BMC Public Health, Vol 20, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2020)
بيانات النشر: BMC, 2020.
سنة النشر: 2020
المجموعة: LCC:Public aspects of medicine
مصطلحات موضوعية: HIV testing, HIV attitudes, HIV knowledge, Emergency departments, Testing acceptance, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270
الوصف: Abstract Background Transmission of HIV in South Africa continues to be high due to a large proportion of individuals living with undiagnosed HIV. Uptake of HIV testing is influenced by a multitude of factors including the patient’s knowledge and beliefs about HIV. Methods This study sought to quantify the impact of knowledge and attitudes on HIV testing acceptance in an emergency department by co-administering a validated HIV knowledge and attitudes survey to patients who were subsequently offered HIV testing. Results During the study period 223 patients were interviewed and offered HIV testing. Individuals reporting more negative overall attitudes (p = 0.006), higher levels of stigma to HIV testing (p
نوع الوثيقة: article
وصف الملف: electronic resource
اللغة: English
تدمد: 1471-2458
Relation: http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12889-020-09170-x; https://doaj.org/toc/1471-2458
DOI: 10.1186/s12889-020-09170-x
URL الوصول: https://doaj.org/article/cac17ac6e1a040cf82b96569ac31548b
رقم الأكسشن: edsdoj.17ac6e1a040cf82b96569ac31548b
قاعدة البيانات: Directory of Open Access Journals
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تدمد:14712458
DOI:10.1186/s12889-020-09170-x