[HTML][HTML] Which psychological factors are related to HIV testing? A quantitative systematic review of global studies

M Evangeli, K Pady, AL Wroe - AIDS and Behavior, 2016 - Springer
Deciding to test for HIV is necessary for receiving HIV treatment and care among those who
are HIV-positive. This article presents a systematic review of quantitative studies on …

HIV testing attitudes, AIDS stigma, and voluntary HIV counselling and testing in a black township in Cape Town, South Africa

SC Kalichman, LC Simbayi - Sexually transmitted infections, 2003 - sti.bmj.com
Objectives: A cornerstone of HIV prevention in South Africa is voluntary HIV antibody
counselling and testing (VCT), but only one in five South Africans aware of VCT have been …

[HTML][HTML] A cluster randomized controlled trial of lay health worker support for prevention of mother to child transmission of HIV (PMTCT) in South Africa

K Peltzer, SM Weiss, M Soni, TK Lee… - AIDS research and …, 2017 - Springer
Background We evaluate the impact of clinic-based PMTCT community support by trained
lay health workers in addition to standard clinical care on PMTCT infant outcomes. Methods …

The association between HIV/AIDS-related knowledge and perception of risk for infection: a systematic review

S Ndugwa Kabwama… - Perspectives in public …, 2015 - journals.sagepub.com
This systematic review tries to elucidate the association between what people know about
HIV/AIDS and how they perceive their risk of infection. The initial search for articles yielded …

Development of a brief scale to measure AIDS-related stigma in South Africa

SC Kalichman, LC Simbayi, S Jooste, Y Toefy, D Cain… - AIDS and Behavior, 2005 - Springer
Although there has been progress in AIDS stigma research, there are no multi-item AIDS
stigma scales that have been shown reliable and valid in Africa. The current research …

[HTML][HTML] HIV sexual risk behaviors and perception of risk among college students: implications for planning interventions

AS Adefuye, TC Abiona, JA Balogun… - BMC public health, 2009 - Springer
Background The college environment offers great opportunity for HIV high-risk behaviors,
including unsafe sex and multiple partnerships. While the overall incidence of HIV infection …

Traditional beliefs about the cause of AIDS and AIDS-related stigma in South Africa

SC Kalichman, L Simbayi - AIDS care, 2004 - Taylor & Francis
AIDS-related stigmas are pervasive in some segments of South African society and stigmas
can impede efforts to promote voluntary counselling and testing and other HIV-AIDS …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating methamphetamine use and risks of injection initiation among street youth: the ARYS study

E Wood, JA Stoltz, JSG Montaner, T Kerr - Harm reduction journal, 2006 - Springer
Many Canadian cities are experiencing ongoing infectious disease and overdose epidemics
among injection drug users (IDU). These health concerns have recently been exacerbated …

Development and psychometric evaluation of a self-administered questionnaire to measure knowledge of sexually transmitted diseases

BC Jaworski, MP Carey - AIDS and Behavior, 2007 - Springer
This research developed and evaluated a brief but comprehensive measure of knowledge
about sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) for use in research and applied settings …

[HTML][HTML] Use of a rapid HIV home test prevents HIV exposure in a high risk sample of men who have sex with men

A Carballo-Diéguez, T Frasca, I Balan, M Ibitoye… - AIDS and Behavior, 2012 - Springer
The study assessed whether at-risk HIV-uninfected men who have sex with men (MSM) who
never or rarely use condoms and have multiple partners would use a rapid, oral fluid, HIV …