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Medecins sans Frontieres, Thyolo, Malawi. zachariah@internet.lu |
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| dc.creator |
Zachariah, R |
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| dc.creator |
Spielmann M P |
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| dc.creator |
Harries, A D |
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| dc.creator |
Buhendwa, L |
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| dc.creator |
Chingi, C |
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| dc.date |
2003-04 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2017-01-31T07:09:37Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2017-01-31T07:09:37Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Motives, sexual behaviour, and risk factors associated with HIV in individuals seeking voluntary counselling and testing in a rural district of Malawi. 2003, 33 (2):88-91notTrop Doct |
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| dc.identifier |
0049-4755 |
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| dc.identifier |
12680541 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/10144/17725 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://fieldresearch.msf.org/msf/handle/10144/17725 |
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Tropical Doctor |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10144/17725 |
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| dc.description |
A study was conducted among individuals seeking voluntary HIV counselling and testing (VCT) in order to (a) describe their motives and source(s) of information, (b) describe their sexual behaviour; and (c) identify risk factors associated with HIV infection. Of 723 individuals who sought VCT, the most common reason (50%) was recent knowledge of HIV/AIDS and a desire to know their HIV status. The majority (77%) underwent VCT after being encouraged by others who knew their status. Ninety five per cent reported sexual encounters, with 337 (49%) engaging in unprotected sex. HIV prevalence was 31% and an HIV-positive status was associated with being female, being over 25 years of age and/or being a farmer. There is a demand for VCT, and the service provides an opportunity for intensive education about HIV/AIDS prevention on a one-to-one basis. It could also be an entry point to prevention and care for those who are infected. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.relation |
http://td.rsmjournals.com |
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| dc.rights |
Reproduced on this site with the permission of Royal Society of Medicine Press, London |
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| dc.title |
Motives, sexual behaviour, and risk factors associated with HIV in individuals seeking voluntary counselling and testing in a rural district of Malawi. |
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