Research Article

The psychosocial determinants of the intention to test for HIV among young men in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

Published in: African Journal of AIDS Research
Volume 20 , issue 1 , 2021 , pages: 42–52

DOI: 10.2989/16085906.2020.1861034

Author(s): Thabang Manyaapelo , South Africa , Robert AC Ruiter , The Netherlands , Sibusiso Sifunda , South Africa , Anam Nyembezi , South Africa , Bart van den Borne , The Netherlands , Priscilla Reddy , South Africa

Keywords: antiretroviral therapy (ART) , HIV testing , psychosocial determinants , theory of planned behaviour , voluntary counselling and testing (VCT)

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Abstract

Background: Voluntary counselling and testing is one of the effective prevention strategies against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. This study investigated the psychosocial determinants of the intention to be tested for HIV among young men in South Africa’s KwaZulu-Natal province using the theory of planned behaviour as the guiding framework.

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