HIV testing among women of reproductive age in 28 sub-Saharan African countries: a multilevel modelling.
Betregiorgis ZegeyeNicholas Kofi AdjeiBright Opoku AhinkorahGetayeneh Antehunegn TesemaEdward Kwabena AmeyawEugene BuduAbdul-Aziz SeiduOlumuyiwa OmonaiyePublished in: International health (2023)
More than half of married women in SSA have been tested for HIV, with between-country variations. Both individual/household factors were associated with HIV testing. Stakeholders should therefore consider all above-mentioned factors to plan an integrated approach to enhancing HIV testing through health education, sensitization, counselling and empowering older and married women, those with no formal education, those who do not have comprehensive HIV/AIDS knowledge and those in rural areas.
Keyphrases
- hiv testing
- men who have sex with men
- hiv aids
- healthcare
- polycystic ovary syndrome
- hiv positive
- pregnancy outcomes
- human immunodeficiency virus
- antiretroviral therapy
- quality improvement
- cervical cancer screening
- physical activity
- public health
- breast cancer risk
- pregnant women
- insulin resistance
- mental health
- social media
- climate change
- middle aged
- risk assessment