Madiba Sphiwe, Mokgatle Mathildah
School of Public Health, Department of Environmental and Occupational Heath, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
School of Public Health, Department of Biostatistics, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University, Pretoria, South Africa.
AIDS Res Treat. 2016;2016:4842814. doi: 10.1155/2016/4842814. Epub 2016 Oct 11.
. A formative assessment of the implementation of HIV testing and counseling (HTC) at school showed high acceptability and willingness to test among learners. However, the success of the proposed HTC depends on the support and acceptability of key stakeholders, including the parents. The aim of the study was to assess the opinions and acceptability of the implementation of HTC at school among parents of adolescents in high school. . This was a cross-sectional household survey conducted with parents of adolescents attending high schools in educational districts in North West and Gauteng provinces, South Africa. . A total of 804 parents participated, and 548 (68.3%) were biological mothers, 85 (10.6%) were fathers, and the remaining were other relatives including grandmothers. Almost all ( = 742, 92.9%) parents were in support of implementation and provision of HTC at school, 701 (87.7%) would allow their children to be tested at school, 365 (46%) felt that parental consent was not needed to test at school, and 39.4% preferred to receive the HIV test results with their children. . Parents accept the roll-out of an HTC program at school and have a role to play in supporting children who test positive for HIV.
一项关于在学校开展艾滋病毒检测与咨询（HTC）实施情况的形成性评估显示，学习者对检测的接受度和意愿很高。然而，拟议的HTC项目的成功取决于包括家长在内的关键利益相关者的支持和接受程度。本研究的目的是评估高中青少年家长对在学校实施HTC的看法和接受程度。 这是一项横断面家庭调查，调查对象是南非西北省和豪登省教育区高中青少年的家长。 共有804名家长参与，其中548名（68.3%）是亲生母亲，85名（10.6%）是父亲，其余是包括祖母在内的其他亲属。几乎所有（n = 742，92.9%）家长支持在学校实施和提供HTC，701名（87.7%）家长允许他们的孩子在学校接受检测，365名（46%）家长认为在学校检测不需要家长同意，39.4%的家长更愿意与孩子一起接收艾滋病毒检测结果。 家长接受在学校推行HTC项目，并在支持艾滋病毒检测呈阳性的孩子方面发挥作用。
