Determinants of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing among Addis Ababa University Students, Ethiopia

Abebaw Andarge Gedefaw

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Abebaw Andarge Gedefaw

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VCT, university students, determinants, practicing VCT and HIV test

Abstract

Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV is included as one of the strategy for HIV/AIDS prevention in HIV/AIDS policy, yet very little is known about what determines VCT services. This study attempts to identify determinants of Voluntary HIV counseling and testing among Addis Ababa University undergraduate students, Ethiopia. The study design was crosssectional, including both quantitative and qualitative methods. By using multi-stage sampling technique comprising a total of 860 students were selected. Quantitative data were collected through self administered questionnaire and focus group discussions were also conducted to generate the qualitative data required to substantiate the statistical finding. The collected data were edited, entered and cleaned with SPSS Version 20 software and the data were summarized, analyzed and organized by univariate, bivariate and multivariate (binary logistic regression model) statistical technique.

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Determinants of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing among Addis Ababa University Students, Ethiopia. (2016). Global Journal of Human-Social Science, 16(H2), 25-32. https://socialscienceresearch.org/index.php/GJHSS/article/view/1813

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