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Médecins sans Frontières, 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 |
Salaniponi, F M L |
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| dc.date |
2003-01 |
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| dc.date.accessioned |
2017-01-31T07:09:56Z |
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| dc.date.available |
2017-01-31T07:09:56Z |
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| dc.identifier |
Voluntary Counselling, HIV Testing and Sexual Behaviour Among Patients with Tuberculosis in a Rural District of Malawi. 2003, 7 (1):65-71 Int. J. Tuberc. Lung Dis. |
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| dc.identifier |
1027-3719 |
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| dc.identifier |
12701837 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://hdl.handle.net/10144/18271 |
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| dc.identifier |
http://fieldresearch.msf.org/msf/handle/10144/18271 |
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| dc.identifier |
International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease |
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| dc.identifier.uri |
http://dspace.mediu.edu.my:8181/xmlui/handle/10144/18271 |
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| dc.description |
OBJECTIVES: A study was conducted in new patients registered with tuberculosis (TB) in a rural district of Malawi in order to 1) verify the acceptability of voluntary counselling and testing for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection; 2) describe sexual behaviour and condom use; and 3) identify socio-demographic and behavioural risk factors associated with 'no condom use'. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. METHODS: Consecutive patients diagnosed with TB between January and December 2000 were offered voluntary counselling and HIV testing (VCT) and were subsequently interviewed. RESULTS: There were 1,049 new TB patients enrolled in the study. Of these, 1,007 (96%) were pre-test counselled, 955 (91%) underwent HIV testing and 912 (87%) were post-test counselled; 43 (4%) patients refused HIV testing. The overall HIV infection rate was 77%. Of all HIV-positive TB patients, 691 (94%) were put on cotrimoxazole. There were 479 (49%) TB patients who reported sexual encounters, of whom only 6% always used condoms. Unprotected sex was associated with having TB symptoms for over 1 month, having had less than 8 years of school education, being single, divorced or widowed or having sex with the same partner. CONCLUSIONS: Offering VCT to TB patients in this setting has a high acceptance rate and provides an opportunity to strengthen and integrate TB and HIV programmes. |
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| dc.language |
en |
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| dc.publisher |
International Union Against TB and Lung Disease |
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| dc.relation |
http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/iuatld/ijtld |
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| dc.rights |
Archived on this site with the kind permission of the International Union Against TB and Lung Disease, http://www.iuatld.org |
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| dc.title |
Voluntary Counselling, HIV Testing and Sexual Behaviour Among Patients with Tuberculosis in a Rural District of Malawi. |
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