Journal of AIDS & Clinical Research

Desta Haftu

Publications

• Research Article
  Voluntary Counseling and Testing Utilization and Associated Factors among Arba Minch University Students, South Ethiopia
  Author(s): Selamawit Dagne, Eskezyiaw Agedew, Diresilign Misikir and Desta HaftuSelamawit Dagne, Eskezyiaw Agedew, Diresilign Misikir and Desta Haftu
  
  Background: Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) is the key entry point to prevention, care, treatment and support services, where people learn whether they are infected and are helped to understand the implications of their HIV status and make informed choices for the future. Objective: The main objective of this study was to assess voluntary counseling and testing utilization and associated factors among Arba Minch University students. Method: An Institution-based cross-sectional study design with quantitative data collection method was employed among 764 students drawn from selected departments of Arba Minch University; by using multi-stage sampling technique. Data was analyzed by using SPSS version 20. Results: A total of 764 people responded the questionnaire out of 805 proposed study participants with the response rate of 94%, of whom 77.6% were male. From the study partici.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2155-6113.1000704

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