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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
arts and humanities
Utilization of HIV-related services from the private health sector: A multi-country analysis
Social Science and Medicine, Volume 72, No. 2, Year 2011
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Increasing the participation of the private health sector in the AIDS response could help to achieve universal access to comprehensive HIV prevention, treatment, care and support. Yet little is known about the extent to which the private health sector is delivering HIV-related services. This study uses data from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) and AIDS Indicator Surveys (AIS) from 12 countries in Africa, Asia and Latin America and the Caribbean to explore use of HIV testing and STI care from the private for-profit sector, and its association with household wealth status. The analysis indicates that the private for-profit health sector is active in HIV-related service delivery, although the level of participation varies by region and country. From 3 to 45 percent of women and 6 to 42 percent of men reported the private for-profit sector as their source of the most recent HIV testing. While in some countries, use of the private for-profit health sector for HIV testing and STI care increases with wealth, in others the relationship is not clear, as there are no significant differences in using private for-profit HIV-related services between the rich and the poor. We conclude that as the global AIDS response evolves from emergency relief to sustained country programs, broader consideration of the role of the private for-profit health sector may be warranted. © 2010 Elsevier Ltd.
Authors & Co-Authors
Wang, Wenjuan
United States, Calverton
Demographic and Health Research Division
Sulzbach, Sara
United States, Cambridge
Abt Associates, Inc.
De, Susna
Namibia
Office of Health and Hiv/aids
Statistics
Citations: 25
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.11.011
ISSN:
02779536
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Infectious Diseases
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Participants Gender
Male
Female