Bhoobun Shalinee, Jetty Anuradha, Koroma Mohamed A, Kamara Mohamed J, Kabia Mohamed, Coulson Reginald, Ansumana Rashid, Jacobsen Kathryn H
Mercy Hospital, Kulanda Town, Bo, Sierra Leone.
J Community Health. 2014 Jun;39(3):514-20. doi: 10.1007/s10900-013-9788-4.
In 2012, we interviewed a population-based sample of 285 young adult residents (age 18-35 years) of the city of Bo, Sierra Leone, about their attitudes toward and experience with voluntary testing and counseling (VCT) for HIV. In total, 33% of the participants (44% of women and 25% of men) reported having been tested for HIV at least once. More than 85% of those not previously tested indicated a willingness to be tested in the near future, but untested participants were nearly twice as likely as tested participants to report fears about family/partner rejection, job loss, and other potential consequences of testing. More than 90% of participants expressed a high desire for testing privacy, and the majority reported a preference for VCT at a facility far from home where no one would know them. Social barriers to HIV testing remain a challenge for HIV prevention in Sierra Leone.
2012年，我们对塞拉利昂博城285名18至35岁的成年居民进行了一项基于人群的抽样访谈，了解他们对艾滋病毒自愿检测咨询（VCT）的态度和经历。总体而言，33%的参与者（44%的女性和25%的男性）报告至少接受过一次艾滋病毒检测。在那些之前未接受检测的人中，超过85%表示愿意在不久的将来接受检测，但未接受检测的参与者报告担心被家人/伴侣拒绝、失业和检测的其他潜在后果的可能性几乎是接受检测者的两倍。超过90%的参与者表示非常希望检测具有隐私性，大多数人表示倾向于在离家很远且没人认识他们的机构接受自愿检测咨询。艾滋病毒检测的社会障碍仍然是塞拉利昂艾滋病毒预防工作面临的一项挑战。
