Willingness to test for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection among first-year students of a public university in the Volta Region of Ghana

M Tepe-Mensah, J Osarfo, EK Agbeno, GD Ampofo - Venereology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is key in HIV prevention. Young people aged 15–24
years carry a significant burden of new infections globally, but VCT uptake is low in this …

Knowledge, attitude, practice and associated factors of voluntary counseling and testing for HIV/AIDS among Wolkite university students in Ethiopia

AO Abdu, G Teshome, DM Melese… - Journal of AIDS and …, 2017 - academicjournals.org
Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV is essential and critical way for prevention,
care and treatment of HIV. It allows early detection of illness, reducing transmission …

Determinants of voluntary HIV/AIDS counseling and testing among university students in Ghana

S Mohammed, KE Zogli, T Kankpi… - Asian Journal of …, 2022 - ebooks.pubstmlibrary.com
Aim: The onset of the new global pandemics such as COVID-19 and Ebola may have shifted
attention from factors affecting voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS …

Awareness, willingness and use of Voluntary HIV testing and counseling services by students of a university in south-south Nigeria

DS Ogaji, AS Oyeyemi, I Ibrahim - Journal of Community Medicine and …, 2013 - ajol.info
Background: HIV testing and counseling (HTC) is the entry point to HIV prevention,
treatment, care, and support services. HTC can be voluntary or mandatory. This study aimed …

Assessment of factors affecting HIV voluntary counseling and testing uptake among Bahir dar university students, Bahir dar town

N Hiruy - 2008 - thesisbank.jhia.ac.ke
Since the first case of AIDS was recognized in America in 1981, HIV/AIDS has spread
rapidly throughout the world. Different studies showed that a great proportion of people …

[PDF][PDF] Knowledge and attitude towards voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) services among adolescent high school students in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

AA Gatta - 2011 - core.ac.uk
Voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VHCT) is one of the key strategies in the prevention
of HIV in Ethiopia. However, utilization of the VHCT services among adolescents has been …

Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV among University Students, Tigray, Northern Ethiopia.

A Bayray - Momona Ethiopian Journal of Science, 2010 - ajol.info
The aim of this study was to assess the knowledge, attitude, and practice of voluntary
counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV in Mekelle, Tigray, Ethiopia with a view of suggesting …

Willingness to seek human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) among urban residents in Osogbo, South-West Nigeria

PS Ogunro, AK Adeneye, PO Akinwusi… - Journal of Community …, 2011 - ajol.info
Background/Objective: Sub-Saharan Africa is home to two-thirds of all people living with
HIV/AIDS. Nigeria has the third highest population of People Living with HIV/AIDS …

Social and psychological factors associated with willingness to test for HIV infection among young people in Botswana

TT Fako - AIDS care, 2006 - Taylor & Francis
In spite of extensive campaigns to promote voluntary counselling and testing through the
radio, television, newspapers and mass rallies, testing for HIV remains a challenge in …

Factors affecting HIV voluntary counseling and testing uptake among usndergraduate students of khartoum, Sudan

AM Abdalla, HH Abusalih - The Open AIDS Journal, 2021 - benthamopen.com
Background: HIV Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) services provide an importatnt
start to HIV/AIDS prevention and care. The literature showed that the uptake of VCT is very …