Barriers to voluntary counseling and testing of individuals in selected areas of the gurage zone, Ethiopia
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2008
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Despite wide acceptance of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) as a crucial entry point for the prevention, treatment, care and support of HIV-infected persons; the prevalence of testing in Ethiopia remains very low. A review of the literature identifies the set of factors that influence HIV testing of individuals to include socio-economic and demographic factors, knowledge of HIV/AIDS, risk perception, fear of stigma, social capital and the perceived benefit of VCT. By drawing assumptions based on the known literature, this mini-thesis explores the relationship between VCT usage and the above factors in order to explain the status of HIV testing in Moher and Aklil district, Gurage Zone, Ethiopia. The study hopes to address the dearth of material on VCT and contribute to it in a non-clinical and rural context.
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Magister Artium - MA
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Ethiopia, HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Voluntary counselling and testing, Barriers, Fear of stigma, Knowledge of HIV/AIDS, Risk perception of HIV/AIDS, Social capital, Perceived benefit of VCT