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  1. Experiences in the implementation of provider-initiated counselling and testing and linkage to HIV services at urban public sector health facilities in KwaZulu-Natal

    Experiences in the implementation of provider-initiated counselling and testing and linkage to HIV services at urban public sector health facilities in KwaZulu-Natal

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: Southern African Journal of Infectious Diseases • Authors: Rogerio Phili --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa Quarraisha Abdool Karim --- Centre for the AIDS Programme of Research in South Africa, Nelson R Mandela School of Medicine, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa Boikhutso Tlou --- Department of Public Health Medicine, South Africa
    Background: A provider-initiated counselling and testing (PICT) strategy replaced the voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) strategy with respect to the provision of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) counselling and testing (HCT) in KwaZulu-Natal province with the aim of increasing the uptake...
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  2. The psychosocial determinants of the intention to test for HIV among young men in KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa

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

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: African Journal of AIDS Research • Authors: 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
    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...
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  3. The meaning and challenge of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for counsellors — report of the Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) conference for sub-Saharan Africa

    The meaning and challenge of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) for counsellors — report of the Kenya Association of Professional Counsellors (KAPC) conference for sub-Saharan Africa

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Cecilia Rachier [CXX0001] Elias Gikundi [B0002] Don Balmer --- Senior Research Fellow, University of Durham, UK Maggie Robson --- School of Psychology, University of Keele, UK Kathryn Hunt --- University of Durham, UK Nonie Cohen --- Centre for Studies in Counselling, University of Durham, UK
    A large number of voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) sites are being opened in sub-Saharan Africa. The services provided by these sites are playing an increasingly important role in the prevention of HIV/AIDS. The sites offer many possibilities and it...
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  4. Using VCT statistics from Kenya in understanding the association between gender and HIV

    Using VCT statistics from Kenya in understanding the association between gender and HIV

    Item type: Journal Article • Journal: SAHARA-J: Journal of Social Aspects of HIV/AIDS • Authors: Kennedy Otwombe --- University of the Witwatersrand, Ndindi Mutisya --- Policy and Performance Department, Liverpool VCT, Care & Treatment (LVCT), Kenya Carolyne Ajema --- Liverpool VCT, Care & Treatment (LVCT), Kenya John Wanyungu --- National HIV/AIDS and STI Control Program, Ministry of Health, Kenya
    This paper demonstrates the importance of utilising official statistics from the voluntary counselling and testing centres (VCT) to determine the association between gender and HIV infection rates in Kenya. The study design adopted was a record based survey of data...
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