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01-08-2010 | Original Paper

Factors Associated with HIV Testing Among Public Sector Clinic Attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa

Authors: Audrey Pettifor, Catherine MacPhail, Sujit Suchindran, Sinead Delany-Moretlwe

Published in: AIDS and Behavior | Issue 4/2010

Abstract

Uptake of VCT remains low in many sub-Saharan African countries. Men and women aged 15 and older were recruited from a family planning, STI, and VCT clinic in inner-city Johannesburg between 2004 and 2005 to take part in a cross-sectional survey on HIV testing (n = 198). Fourty-eight percent of participants reported previously testing for HIV and, of these, 86.9% reported disclosing their status to their sex partner. In multivariable analyses, individuals whose partners had been tested for HIV were more likely to have tested (AOR 2.92; 95% CI: 1.38–6.20). In addition, those who reported greater blame/shame attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS were less likely to have tested (AOR 0.35; 95% CI: 0.16–0.77) while those reporting more equitable attitudes towards people living with HIV/AIDS were more likely to have tested (AOR 2.87; 95% CI: 1.20–6.86). Promotion of and increased access to couples HIV testing should be made available within the South African context.

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Title: Factors Associated with HIV Testing Among Public Sector Clinic Attendees in Johannesburg, South Africa
Authors: Audrey Pettifor
Catherine MacPhail
Sujit Suchindran
Sinead Delany-Moretlwe
Publication date: 01-08-2010
Publisher: Springer US
Published in: AIDS and Behavior / Issue 4/2010
Print ISSN: 1090-7165
Electronic ISSN: 1573-3254
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-008-9462-5

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