Francis Mulekya Bwambale|Sarah Ssali|Simon Byaruhanga|Joan N. Kalyango|Charles Karamagi
Voluntary HIV counselling and testing among men in rural western Uganda: Implications for HIV prevention
Makerere University|Makerere University|Makerere University|Makerere University|Makerere University
voluntary hiv counselling testing vct one key strategies prevention control hivaids uganda however utilization vct services particularly among men low kasese district therefore conducted study determine prevalence factors associated vct use among men bukonzo west health subdistrict kasese districta populationbased crosssectional study employing quantitative qualitative techniques data collection conducted january april 2005 using cluster sampling 780 men aged 18 years residing bukonzo west health subdistrict sampled 38 randomly selected clusters data collected vct use independent variables focus group discussions 4 key informant interviews 10 also conducted binary logistic regression performed determine predictors vct use among menoverall vct use among men 233 95 ci 172294 forty six percent 95 ci 408512 pretest counselling 259 95ci 199319 hiv testing tested 96 returned posttest counselling received hiv results vct use higher among men aged 35 years 269 95ci 177407 nonsubsistence farmers 237 95ci 237 couple testing 237 95ci 102883 men intention disclose hiv test results sexual partners 164 95ci 104260 major barriers vct use among men poor utilization vct services due poor access stigma confidentiality servicesvct use among men bukonzo west kasese district low order increase vct use among men vct programme needs address hiv stigma improve access confidentiality vct services among promising interventions use routine counselling testing hiv patients seeking health care health units home based vct programmes mainstreaming hiv counselling testing services community development programmes