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Showing 1 to 11 of 11 for “"HIV Counselling and Testing"”.
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Acceptance and access : home-based HIV counselling and testing and barriers to care in rural Western Kenya
Home-based HIV counselling and testing (HBCT) is a wayt to provide confidential HIV testing in a person's home. As home-based testing has not yet been evaluated on a wide scale in Kenya among adult individuals [over age 15], this project is designed to assess in rural Kenya 1) overall acceptance …
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Exploring experiences of HIV counsellors towards the HIV counselling and testing policy in Zambia’s public urban health centers
Includes abstract. Includes bibliographical references.
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The effect of health facility renovation on HIV counselling and testing (HCT) service utilisation in health facilities in the Otjozondjupa region, Namibia
The Ministry of Health and Social Services in Namibia has embarked on a fight against the human immunodeficiency virus/Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome (HIV/AIDS) pandemic. The human immunodeficiency virus counselling and testing (HCT) services comprises the core component of the prevention, …
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Strategies for enhancing the competence of lay counsellors that provide voluntary HIV counselling and testing programme in the Mopani District, Limpopo Province, South Africa
HIV counselling and testing has been recognised as an important component of HIV and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) care and support, and is an essential part of HIV testing. In South Africa a commonly used model for counselling for HIV and AIDS in health facilities is performed by lay …
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An investigation of the factors that impact on the utilisation of voluntary HIV counselling and testing services at a wellness centre in a higher education institution
Submitted in fulfillment of requirements for the Degree of Masters in Technology: Nursing, Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2013
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Linkages between cash incentives and behaviour change with regards to HIV counselling and testing uptake in adolescents: An assessment of the Rhiva programme in the Khomas region, Namibia
… with a range of biological, social, emotional, and psychological transitions in order to successfully enter the adult world. Yet, they lack the basic knowledge, skills and structural support to prevent themselves from becoming infected with HIV. Vulnerable children typically grow into vulnerable …
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Perceptions of men with regard to Human Immuno Deficiency Virus (HIV) voluntary counselling and testing, Windhoek
HIV testing continues to be very important for monitoring the progress of the epidemic, and for diagnosing individuals with HIV. HIV voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is one of the key strategies in the prevention of HIV and AIDS and it is a critical entry point of access to HIV and AIDS …
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Access to care in people living with HIV
South Africa has the most people living with HIV (PLWH) in the world. With increased access to HIV Counselling and Testing (HCT) as well as expanded Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) treatment guidelines; there is a large and increasing number of people who need access to HIV care. Limited data and few …
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Dyad-related factors in HIV prevention
[Objectives] Currently, HIV prevention strategies focus on promoting the modification of those individual behaviours that lead to an increase in susceptibility to and transmission of HIV infection. The focus on individuals in HIV voluntary counselling and testing frequently overlooks the fact that …
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A retrospective audit of young patients diagnosed with cervical cancer over ten years at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town between 1 January 2003 and 31 December 2012, and their outcome at five-year follow-up compared to women in the prior decade
… gynaecological cancer amongst women worldwide and the leading cause of cancer deaths in developing countries – contributing 83% of new cases and 85% of all deaths annually to the burden of this disease. Information and awareness of this illness in the developing world is still inferior, and …
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An assessment of external HIV-related stigma in South Africa: implications for interventions
Background Globally, external HIV-related stigma is a major threat to all HIV prevention, care and treatment interventions including the recently launched Universal Test and Treat (UTT) strategy in South Africa and the 90-90-90 targets set by UNAIDS for the global response by 2020. The 90-90-90 …