Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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953483 | Social Science & Medicine | 2009 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
This study investigated the utilization of services around HIV testing in Burkina Faso through a survey that combined quantitative and qualitative data from 14 selected sites and 299 questionnaires. While some attitudes and behaviors towards HIV testing were similar for women and men, we found lower use of services by men, greater concerns about testing and disclosure on the part of women, and differences between men and women in motivations to test, and the experience of testing and its consequences. The results are discussed in the context of Burkina Faso and in terms of their implications for efforts to improve access to services around HIV.
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Authors
Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer, Augustin Sankara, Vincent Bastien, Michelle Parsons,