Social predictors of HIV-testing among Malaysian individuals at higher risk of HIV infection
Willingness to test for HIV is initial critical factor to break HIV transmission cycle. This study determined social predictors of willingness for HIV-testing among Malaysians at higher risk of HIV infection. A cross-sectional survey involving 369 individuals at higher risk of HIV was conducted in t...
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| author | Mehrabi, Davood Tamam, Ezhar Hasan, Hamisah Bolong, Jusang |
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| description | Willingness to test for HIV is initial critical factor to break HIV transmission cycle. This study determined social predictors of willingness for HIV-testing among Malaysians at higher risk of HIV infection. A cross-sectional survey involving 369 individuals at higher risk of HIV was conducted in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The study used a combination of snowball and respondent-driven sampling methods to approach 456 individuals yielded a response rate of 80.9%. Data were analysed using logistic regression. Almost one third (35.2%) of the respondents were willing to test for HIV. The odd ratios suggest that the odds of estimating correctly who is willing to take HIV-testing improve by 89% if one knows the subject’s level of HIV-related self-stigma, by 11% if one knows the subject’s level of HIV knowledge, and by 6% if one knows the subject’s age. Successful intervention programs to increase HIV testing willingness among individuals at higher risk of HIV infection is contingent upon the subjects’ HIV-related self-stigma, knowledge about HIV and age. The role of HIV-related self-stigma is more prominent to prevent individual at higher risk of HIV exposure from HIV testing. Further research is needed to investigate social context-specific predictors of HIV-related self-stigma. |
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| spelling | upm-950902023-02-10T02:43:38Z http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/95090/ Social predictors of HIV-testing among Malaysian individuals at higher risk of HIV infection Mehrabi, Davood Tamam, Ezhar Hasan, Hamisah Bolong, Jusang Willingness to test for HIV is initial critical factor to break HIV transmission cycle. This study determined social predictors of willingness for HIV-testing among Malaysians at higher risk of HIV infection. A cross-sectional survey involving 369 individuals at higher risk of HIV was conducted in the Klang Valley, Malaysia. The study used a combination of snowball and respondent-driven sampling methods to approach 456 individuals yielded a response rate of 80.9%. Data were analysed using logistic regression. Almost one third (35.2%) of the respondents were willing to test for HIV. The odd ratios suggest that the odds of estimating correctly who is willing to take HIV-testing improve by 89% if one knows the subject’s level of HIV-related self-stigma, by 11% if one knows the subject’s level of HIV knowledge, and by 6% if one knows the subject’s age. Successful intervention programs to increase HIV testing willingness among individuals at higher risk of HIV infection is contingent upon the subjects’ HIV-related self-stigma, knowledge about HIV and age. The role of HIV-related self-stigma is more prominent to prevent individual at higher risk of HIV exposure from HIV testing. Further research is needed to investigate social context-specific predictors of HIV-related self-stigma. Science Publishing Group 2021-03-12 Article PeerReviewed Mehrabi, Davood and Tamam, Ezhar and Hasan, Hamisah and Bolong, Jusang (2021) Social predictors of HIV-testing among Malaysian individuals at higher risk of HIV infection. International Journal of Science, Technology and Society, 9 (2). 55 - 61. ISSN 2330-7412; ESSN: 2330-7420 https://www.sciencepublishinggroup.com/journal/paperinfo?journalid=183&paperId=10051105 10.11648/j.ijsts.20211002.13 |
| spellingShingle | Mehrabi, Davood Tamam, Ezhar Hasan, Hamisah Bolong, Jusang Social predictors of HIV-testing among Malaysian individuals at higher risk of HIV infection |
| title | Social predictors of HIV-testing among Malaysian individuals at higher risk of HIV infection |
| title_full | Social predictors of HIV-testing among Malaysian individuals at higher risk of HIV infection |
| title_fullStr | Social predictors of HIV-testing among Malaysian individuals at higher risk of HIV infection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Social predictors of HIV-testing among Malaysian individuals at higher risk of HIV infection |
| title_short | Social predictors of HIV-testing among Malaysian individuals at higher risk of HIV infection |
| title_sort | social predictors of hiv-testing among malaysian individuals at higher risk of hiv infection |
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