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- Title
HIV antibody testing and its correlates among heterosexual attendees of sexually transmitted disease clinics in China.
- Authors
Ma, Qiaoqin; Pan, Xiaohong; Cai, Gaofeng; Yan, Jiezhe; Ono-Kihara, Masako; Kihara, Masahiro
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of HIV antibody testing and associated factors among heterosexual sexually transmitted disease (STD) clinic attendees in China.<bold>Methods: </bold>A self-administered questionnaire was administered among 823 attendees of 4 STD clinics of Zhejiang Province, China in October to December 2007. Psychosocial and behavioural factors associated with HIV antibody testing were identified in both genders using univariate and multivariate analyses.<bold>Results: </bold>Of all 823 STD clinic attendees, 9.3% of male and 18.0% of female attendees underwent HIV antibody testing in the most recent 6 months, and 60% of the participants had gotten no educational/behavioral intervention related to HIV prevention. The correlates for HIV antibody testing in the most recent 6 months as identified by multivariate analysis were ever condom use [odds ratio (OR), 10.37; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.32-81.22]; ever anal/oral sex (OR, 3.13; 95% CI, 1.03-9.50) during their lifetime; having ever received three to seven types of behavioural interventions in the most recent 6 months (OR, 3.70; 95% CI, 1.32-10.36) among male subjects; and ever condom use (OR, 12.50; 95% CI, 2.20-71.01), STD history (OR, 3.86; 95% CI, 1.26-11.86) over their lifetime, or having ever received three to seven types of behavioural interventions in the most recent 6 months (OR, 8.68; 95% CI, 2.39-31.46) in female subjects. A lifetime experience of casual/commercial sex partners was strongly negatively associated with HIV testing in female subjects (OR, 0.08; 95% CI, 0.01-0.83).<bold>Conclusion: </bold>The low prevalence of HIV antibody testing and behavioural intervention among STD clinic attendees indicates a need for more targeted, intensive behavioural interventions to promote HIV antibody testing in this population.
- Publication
BMC Public Health, 2013, Vol 13, Issue 1, p44
- ISSN
1471-2458
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/1471-2458-13-44