Educational attainment and HIV testing and counselling service utilisation during antenatal care in Ghana: Analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys.
Francis SambahLinus BaatiemaFrancis AppiahEdward Kwabena AmeyawEugene BuduBright Opoku AhinkorahJoseph Kojo OduroAbdul-Aziz SeiduPublished in: PloS one (2020)
Despite the relatively high receipt of HTC results at ANC observed between 2008 and 2014, our findings revealed disparities driven by educational attainment, wealth status, age, ANC visits and residence. This indicates that women with no education, those from rural areas, younger and poor women are missing out on the full continuum of HTC service at ANC. The Health Promotion Unit of Ghana Health Service through Community Health Nurses and the Community-Based Health Planning and Services, should intensify their education programs on HIV and make full utilisation of HIV testing and counselling service appealing to women during ANC. This is particularly to be prioritised among the least educated, younger women and rural dwellers.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- healthcare
- men who have sex with men
- mental health
- health promotion
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv positive
- pregnancy outcomes
- public health
- cervical cancer screening
- human immunodeficiency virus
- pregnant women
- health information
- breast cancer risk
- affordable care act
- preterm birth
- palliative care
- south africa
- skeletal muscle
- risk assessment
- single cell
- chronic pain
- human health