The Utilization of Voluntary of HIV Counseling and Testing by Family Planning and Antenatal Care Service Attendees at Hossana Town (The Case of Nigist Elleni Moh ammed Hospital and Hossana Health Station)
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2008
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Addis Ababa University
Abstract
This study was carried out: among wornen of family planning and antenatal care
attendants at Hossana town in Hadiya zone of South Ethiopia. J-Iadiya zone has
decentralized the service to di)ferent government health stations. However,
reports show that there was low utilization of services. The objective of this study
was to assess the VCT utilization by women of family planning and antenatal
care attends at Hossana town in Hadiya zone of South Ethiopia.
This cross sectional study was particularly conducted on the utilization of VCT in
reproductive age women of FP and ANC attendees who were from 15-49 years.
The proportional stratified random sampling technique was applied to involve
120 participants. However, excluding the non retumed questionnaire a total of
110 participants were participated ji-om the Nigist Elleni Mohammed Hospital
and Hossana health Station at Hossana town. The Data were collected from the
respondents using the questionnaire, in-depth interviews and focus group
discussion.
The result indicated that greater number of the participants were found to be
knowledgeable about HIVj AIDS existence. The knowledge of the respondents on
VCT services was also found sufficient and nearly 92% of them had favorable
attitude in the benefits of VCT.
Over all, 49.1 % of the study participants practiced or used the VCT services. The
main barriers for refusal of the tes t in. this study were found fear and followed by
stigma associated with J-IIVj AIDS. Besides, the use of lEC approaches was poor
that could not be applied in away that can lessen stigma an.d fear. This study
has also shown that there was an integration of VCT with in the family planning
and antenatal care.
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Utilization of Voluntary of HIV Counseling