Regional patterns and correlates of HIV voluntary counselling and testing among youths in Nigeria
), Clifford Odimegwu(2),
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Abstract
Prevalence of Voluntary Counselling and Testing (VCT) for HIV among young people in Nigeria is low with implications on the epidemic control. Using the 2003 Nigerian National Demographic and Health Survey, we examined the regional prevalence, pattern and correlates of VCT for HIV among youths aged 15 to 24 in Nigeria. Analysis was based on 3573 (out of 11,050) observations using logistic regression model to estimate the effects of identified predictors of volunteering for HIV testing. Results show that national prevalence of VCT is low (2.6%) with regional variations. Generally, the critical factors associated with VCT uptake are age, sex, education, wealth index and risk perception with North (sex, education, religion, occupation and risk perception) and South (age and education) variance. It is recommended that Nigerian HIV programmers should introduce evidence based youth programmes to increase the uptake of VCT with differing approaches across the regions.
RésuméLa prévalence du Conseil et du Testing Volontaire (CTV) pour les jeunes gens au nigérian est base, ayant des implications pour le contrôle de l'épidémie. En nous servant de l'Enquête Nationale sur la Démographie et la Santé de 2003, nous avons examiné la prévalence régionale, les mod138les de corrélats du CTV pour le VIH chez les jeunes gens âgés de 15 à 24 ans au Nigéria. L'analyse a été basée sur 3573 (sur 11050) observations à l'aide d'un modèle de la régression logistique afin d'estimer les effets des indices identifiés pour se présenter pour le test du VIH. Les résultats ont montré que la prévalence nationale du CTV est basse (2,6%) avec des variations régionales. En général, les facteurs critiques qui sont liés à l'acceptation du CTV sont l'âge, le genre, l'éducation, l'indice de la richesse et la perception de risque avec la variance du nord (le genre, l'éducation, la religion, l'occupation et la perception de risque) et du sud (l'âge et l'éducation). Nous préconisons que les programmes nigérians du VIH introduisent des programmes des jeunes qui sont basés sur l'expérimentation afin d'augmenter l'acceptation du CTV fondées sur des approches différentes à travers les régions.
Key words: Voluntary counselling and testing HIV/AIDS, Nigeria youths
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