| A comparison of voluntary counseling and testing uptake between a China CARES county and a county not designated for the china CARES program. | |
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MedLine Citation:
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PMID: 18462075 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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A cross-sectional study employing two-stage cluster sampling was conducted between December 2005 and March 2006 to compare adults' knowledge of HIV/AIDS voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) and the attitudes toward and acceptance of VCT between a county in which a comprehensive HIV/AIDS program, China CARES (CC), was available, and a county where it was not. Information on HIV/AIDS knowledge, awareness of VCT, and attitudes was collected. All participants were given a coupon for free VCT after the cross-sectional interview. Uptake of VCT was measured within 2 months of the interview. More participants in the CC county knew someone infected with HIV, had participated in AIDS-related activities, and/or had heard about China CARES. In the control county, education and income levels were higher, there were fewer minorities, and there was a higher proportion of women. VCT uptake was low. Overall, no significant differences in uptake were found between the two counties. Urban residents of the CC county had higher HIV/AIDS knowledge levels than urban residents of the comparison county (p = 0.002). Residents of the CC county were more discriminative against HIV/AIDS and persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA) and had lower perceptions of risk. The differences may be due to the higher proportion of rural residents in the CC county (p < 0.001). The China CARES program may have had a positive effect on urban areas of Guizhou Province in terms of improving HIV/AIDS and VCT knowledge and reducing discrimination, but had little impact in the rural areas. If the China CARES program is to be successful, it must implement a more effective education program and increase the acceptability of testing. |
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Authors:
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Wei Ma; Zunyou Wu; Yi Qin; Roger Detels; Limei Shen; Yu Li; Taiming Liu; Fang Chen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Comparative Study; Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural |
Journal Detail:
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Title: AIDS patient care and STDs Volume: 22 ISSN: 1557-7449 ISO Abbreviation: AIDS Patient Care STDS Publication Date: 2008 Jun |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-06-27 Completed Date: 2008-08-19 Revised Date: 2010-09-01 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 9607225 Medline TA: AIDS Patient Care STDS Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 521-33 Citation Subset: IM; X |
Affiliation:
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Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for AIDS/STD Control and Prevention, Beijing, China. |
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Descriptor/Qualifier:
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Adult China / epidemiology Cluster Analysis Counseling Cross-Sectional Studies Female HIV Infections / diagnosis, epidemiology*, prevention & control Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice* Humans Male Middle Aged Prevalence Questionnaires Social Class |
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ID/Acronym/Agency:
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D43 TW000013/TW/FIC NIH HHS |
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