Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing

The purpose of the study was to identify themes related to voluntary counseling and testing services in a rural South African village. Qualitative research methods using grounded theory approach were used. Data were collected from 20 informants. Participants demonstrated knowledge of the availability of voluntary HIV counseling and testing services in the area; however participants did not utilize the services unless they had signs and symptoms suggesting possible HIV infection. Health providers have a responsibility to ensure that individuals get tested before they are infected so as to educate them about ways to protect themselves against HIV infection

Environmental health · Family medicine · Grounded theory · Health facility · Health services · Population · Qualitative research · Sociology · Turnover · Voluntary counseling and testing · Adolescent Sexual and Reproductive Health · HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses · HIV/AIDS Research and Interventions · Medicine · Nursing

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  Seth C Kalichman•Sexually Transmitted Infections•2003

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• The UN General Assembly Special Session on HIV/Aids

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