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   Perceptions of the HIV counselling and testing programme by patients in a rural regional hospital in South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: South African Family Practice • Authors: Emeka Orisakwe --- Department of Family Medicine, South Africa Stella Ochiogu --- Educational Psychology and Special Education, South Africa Peter Ocholla --- Department of Hydrology, South Africa

   Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and acquired immune deficiency syndrome (AIDS) have become a major public health challenge worldwide in the past few decades. The impact is felt in all sectors in South Africa, as in other parts of sub-Saharan...

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   The influence of lotteries on employees’ workplace HIV testing behaviour

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Martin Weihs --- Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS Research Alliance (SAHARA) and HIV/AIDS, South Africa Anna Meyer-Weitz --- School of Applied Human Sciences, South Africa Friederike Baasner-Weihs --- Nelson Mandela University, South Africa

   The aim of the study was to understand how lottery incentives influenced the HIV counselling and testing (HCT) behaviour and behaviour intention of shop-floor workers who participated in a workplace HCT campaign initiative in two companies in the Nelson Mandela...

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   Assessing the willingness to pay for HIV counselling and testing service: a contingent valuation study in Lagos State, Nigeria

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: Felix Oluyemi Adekunjo --- , Nigeria Rajah Rasiah --- , Malaysia Maznah Dahlui --- , Malaysia Chiu Wan Ng --- , Malaysia

   HIV/AIDS is a major health issue faced by the world, generally, but particularly sub-Saharan Africa. Nigeria ranked third in the world by number of people living with HIV/AIDS in 2019. Despite prominent HIV counselling and testing (HCT) intervention programmes, Nigeria...

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   A lottery incentive system to facilitate dialogue and social support for workplace HIV counselling and testing: A qualitative inquiry

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Martin Weihs --- , South Africa Anna Meyer-Weitz --- , , South Africa

   Despite South African mid-sized companies' efforts to offer HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in the workplace, companies report relatively poor uptake rates. An urgent need for a range of different interventions aimed at increasing participation in workplace HCT has been...

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   Factors associated with high HIV-related stigma among commuter populations in Johannesburg, South Africa

   Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Peter S. Nyasulu --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Ndumiso Tshuma --- Orange Grove, South Africa Lovemore N. Sigwadhi --- Stellenbosch University, South Africa Juliet Nyasulu --- University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa Modupe Ogunrombi --- Department of Clinical Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Sefako Makgatho Health Science University, South Africa Lucy Chimoyi --- The Aurum Institute, South Africa

   Stigma remains an important barrier to seeking and staying in care among individuals infected with Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV). Despite continued widespread information, education and communication campaigns to raise awareness about the infection. The aim of the study was to...

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