Acceptability of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) in Assosa Town, Western Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Teklu, Tesfaye (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Dcjen, Michael | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-10-03T12:02:21Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-18T09:26:28Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-10-03T12:02:21Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-18T09:26:28Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2002-06 | |
| dc.description.abstract | A cross sectional survey was conducted in Assosa town of the Benshangul Gumze National Regional State on March 2002, to identifying factors that affect the acceptability of VCT services in Assosa town of the Benshangul Gumze National Regional State. Both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were utilized to gather the required information. The collected data was analysed using bi variate and mUltivariate techniques and results were presented using tables and in the form of rates and proportions. The observed association between dependant variables and covariates was presented in the form of Chi-square and Odds ratio. Results of the Focus Group Discussions and in depth interviews were presented as excerpt and in the form of case studies Six hundred ninety two respondents between the age of 15 and 49 years selected with using multistage sampling procedure were included in the study. The male female ratio of the study subjects was almost 1: 1 with the mean age of 25.6 and standard deviation of:!: 8.53 years. More than 86 percent of the respondents are aware of HIV/AIDS and about 85 percent of them know whether one can check his/her HIV status through a blood test and three fourth stated that the service is available in Assosa town. Nearly eighty seven percent expressed willingness to use VCT service; and about equal proportion (86.1 %) show intention to ask their partners for VCT, however, a lesser proportion (75%) expressed their readiness to declare the HIV test result. The bivariate analysis result showed a significant association between respondents that belief that People Living with HIV/AIDS need better care and support among those who intend to use VeT and with risk perception for HIV for those who expressed their readiness to declare the test result. The results of the multivariate analysis showed that sex employment status and respondents belief that People Living with HIV/AIDS need better care are significant predicators for the respondents readiness to request their partners for VeT. The VCT centre of Assosa hospital is found to be not functional on fu ll time bases and getting the HIV test result can take up to two weeks time. Furthermore mechanisms are not in place that ensure People Living With HIV/AIDS could be provided with a continuous care and support from the concerned. Intensive Information Education and Communication activities on VeT aimed at reducing stigmatising effects of AIDS and HIV positive result in Assosa town , strengthening the VeT centre of the Assosa hospital so as to enable it functional at full capacity and establishing other free standing VCT centres are the major recommendations of the study. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://etd.aau.edu.et/handle/12345678/12441 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Voluntary Counseling | en_US |
| dc.title | Acceptability of Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) in Assosa Town, Western Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |