PP-060 Study of HIV positive cases attending Voluntary Counseling and Testing Center (VCTC) A gender perspective
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Attitude of Health Care Professionals Towards Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV/AIDS
Introduction: HIV counseling and testing is the vital and preliminary interventional step aimed at reducing the spread of HIV infection. The study was designed to determine the attitude of health care professionals towards voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional prospective study a sel...
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Introduction: According World Health Organization, approximately 34.0 (31.6–35.2) million people are living with HIV/AIDS worldwide. The Voluntary Counseling and Testing Centre (VCTC) provides a key entry point for the 'continuum of care in HIV/AIDS' for all segments. Aim: To understand the profile of patients attending VCTC of Medical College. Methodology: The present study was conducted in th...
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introduction: voluntary counseling and testing (vct) for hiv infection is a confidential service offered to individuals in the community. this study intended to present a pattern for regional surveillance of vct services in iran. methods: this was an applied descriptive study. at first, the existing regional vct surveillance in 2009 was investigated through visiting the clinical deputy of medic...
متن کاملVoluntary Counseling and Testing
allows individuals to learn their HIV status through preand post-test counseling and an HIV test. VCT is client-initiated, as opposed to provider-initiated testing and counseling (PITC) when health care providers initiate discussion of HIV testing with clients who are seeking health care for other reasons. VCT can be provided through stand-alone clinics or offered through community-based approa...
متن کاملAge, Gender and Suicidal Ideation Following Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing
The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of suicidal ideation in patients who were tested for HIV-infection and whether along with their HIV status, age and gender influenced their risk for suicidal ideation. The sample consisted of 189 patients who attended a voluntary HIV counseling and testing clinic (VCT) at a general state hospital in Durban, South Africa. Their mean age at ba...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1201-9712
DOI: 10.1016/s1201-9712(09)60211-3