Barriers to HIV Testing in Côte d'Ivoire: The Role of Individual Characteristics and Testing Modalities
- Jean Kévin
- Anglaret Xavier
- Moh Raoul
- Lert France
- Dray-Spira Rosemary
DOIAbstract
Expanding HIV testing requires a better understanding of barriers to its uptake. We investigated barriers to HIV testing in Côte d'Ivoire, taking into account test circumstances (client vs. provider-initiated).We used data from the 2005 nationally representative Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Côte d'Ivoire. Socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviour and knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS associated with recent (<2 years) HIV testing were identified using gender-specific univariate and multivariate logistic regressions. Among women, differential effects of barriers to testing according to test circumstance (whether they have been offered for a prenatal test or not) were assessed through interaction tests.Recent HIV ...
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