Uptake of HIV testing among 15–19-year-old adolescents in Zambia
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 19439654 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Kasonde Mwaba (0000-0001-9972-8664, Department of Global Health, University College London, corresponding author), Jenevieve Mannell (0000-0002-7456-3194, Department of Global Health, University College London), Rochelle Ann Burge (0000-0001-9749-7065, Centre for Global Health Research), Rochelle Burgess (Department of Global Health, University College London), Lorraine Sherr (0000-0002-5902-8011, Department of Global Health, University College London) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue | sup2 |
| Pages | 183-192 |
| Publication date | 2020-05-13 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | AIDS Care (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0954-0121 • E-ISSN: 1360-0451 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/09540121.2020.1739214 |
| PMID | 32169008 |
| OpenAlex | W3012451927 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 8 |
| References cited | 28 |
Adolescent HIV testing rates remain low with many unaware of their status. We explored factors associated with HIV testing uptake among adolescents aged 15-19 years using data from the Zambian Demographic Health Survey 2013-2014. The sample consisted of 7030 adolescents of which 42% reported ever testing for HIV. We found that as the age of a respondent increased so did their odds of testing (aOR = 1.26; 1.21-1.32); females had higher odds of testing than males (aOR = 1.719; 1.53-1.92); those with secondary or higher education (aOR = 3.64; 2.23-5.96) and those with primary education (aOR=1.97; 1.21-3.19) had higher odds of testing than those with no education; those who were formerly married or living with a partner (aOR = 4.99; 2.32-10.75) and those who were currently married or living with a partner (aOR = 4.76; 3.65-6.21) had higher odds of testing than those who were never married or lived with a partner; as the age at first sexual intercourse increased so did the odds of testing (aOR = 1.07; 1.06-1.08); and as HIV knowledge increased so did the odds of testing (aOR = 1.13; 1.06-1.19). The data points to population level social determinants that may be targeted to increase testing among adolescents
Environmental health · Family medicine · Logistic regression · Odds · Odds ratio · Population · Respondent · Sexual intercourse · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · Demography · HIV, Drug Use, Sexual Risk · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Internal Medicine
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| Citations per year | 1.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2020 - 2026 (7) |
| Highly cited | No |