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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Patterns of self-reported behaviour change associated with receiving voluntary counselling and testing in a longitudinal study from Manicaland, Zimbabwe
AIDS and Behavior, Volume 14, No. 3, Year 2010
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Description
Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is promoted as a potential HIV prevention measure. We describe trends in uptake of VCT for HIV, and patterns of subsequent behaviour change associated with receiving VCT in a population-based open cohort in Manicaland, Zimbabwe. The relationship between receipt of VCT and subsequent reported behaviour was analysed using generalized linear models with random effects. At the third survey, 8.6% of participants (1,079/12,533), had previously received VCT. Women who received VCT, both those positive and negative, reduced their reported number of new partners. Among those testing positive, this risk reduction was enhanced with time since testing. Among men, no behavioural risk reduction associated with VCT was observed. Significant increases in consistent condom use, with regular or non-regular partners, following VCT, were not observed. This study suggests that, among women, particularly those who are infected, behavioural risk reduction does occur following VCT. © 2010 Springer Science+Business Media, LLC.
Authors & Co-Authors
Cremin, Íde
Unknown Affiliation
Nyamukapa, Constance Anesu
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Sherr, Lorraine T.
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Hallett, Timothy B.
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Chawira, Godwin
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Cauchemez, Simon
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Lopman, Benjamin Alan
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Garnett, Geoff Peter
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Gregson, Simon A.J.
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Statistics
Citations: 82
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 5
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1007/s10461-009-9592-4
ISSN:
10907165
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Cohort Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Zimbabwe
Participants Gender
Male
Female