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| Abstract #2388 - Poster 1 | ||||
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Session: 58.12: Poster 1 (Poster) on Tuesday in Chaired by Authors: Presenting Author: Dr Tawanda Makusha - Human Sciences Research Council, South Africa |
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| Additional Authors: Dr Kouassi Martin, Mr Brou Sylvain, | ||||
| Aim: Public health strategies to prevent and control HIV in Africa have always had a gender focus, mainly directed to reducing the impact of the epidemic on women and, most recently targeting, key populations including young women in sub-Saharan Africa. There has been less emphasis on men’s HIV testing, prevention, treatment and care. This has had the adverse effect of higher AIDS-related mortality rates among men. Efforts to understand men’s health-seeking behaviours remain poorly understood and, most importantly, interventions encouraging men to get tested and treated if HIV positive remain a major challenge. | ||||
| Method / Issue: Using data based on a multi-stage cross-sectional sampling design from three nationally representative household-based surveys conducted in 2005, 2008 and 2012, we do trend analysis on the history of HIV testing among men 15 years and older, and characterize their socio-demographic profile, sexual behaviour, knowledge and practices. | ||||
| Results / Comments: Overall, 27.6% (95%CI, 25.6-29.8), 43.0% (95%CI, 40.9-45.2) and 59.0% (94%CI, 57.2-60.8) reported ever testing for HIV in 2005, 2008 and 2012, respectively. While the number of men who reported ever testing for HIV increased over time with a significant increase in 2012, testing was still consistently low among African males men who had lower educational qualifications, those in the urban informal settlements and men who had multiple concurrent partners. | ||||
| Discussion: Coordinated behavioural, biomedical and structural interventions that incorporate strategies aimed at reducing risky sexual behaviours, encouraging HIV testing and prevention among men should be targeted to encourage change in men’s sexual, testing and prevention behaviours. | ||||
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