Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, Maryland, United States of America.
Johns Hopkins Center for Communication Programs, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Abidjan, Côte d'Ivoire.
PLoS One. 2019 Mar 21;14(3):e0211385. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211385. eCollection 2019.
Men in sub-Saharan Africa have lower rates of HIV testing and are less likely to initiate treatment compared to women. Service delivery dimensions are a key factor in facilitating engagement along the HIV treatment continuum for men and women, yet male specific overall perceptions of the service delivery environment have received little attention in West Africa. This study draws on qualitative data collected in Côte d'Ivoire to explore provider-level and structural factors affecting men's engagement in HIV testing and treatment through interviews and focus group discussions conducted with health workers and men living with HIV (some on ART) or whose HIV status was unknown. Factors influencing decisions to test or initiate treatment were considered in terms of perceived benefits and costs. Men described costs at the interpersonal (client-provider) level, such as unwanted disclosure or stigma, which were weighed against the potential for social support and clinical guidance. Likewise, fear of unwanted disclosure operated at the facility level, as the layout of facilities sometimes grouped clients living with HIV together. Notably, the benefits men described from engaging in HIV testing and care all operated at the interpersonal level and none at the facility level. In light of the fact that provider- and facility-level factors influenced the perceptions and experiences of men along the treatment continuum, we offer recommendations to reduce barriers to testing and engagement in care related to service delivery.
撒哈拉以南非洲的男性接受艾滋病病毒检测的比例低于女性,开始治疗的可能性也低于女性。服务提供方面是促进男女艾滋病毒治疗连续体参与的一个关键因素,但在西非,男性对服务提供环境的整体看法很少受到关注。本研究利用在科特迪瓦收集的定性数据,通过与卫生工作者和艾滋病毒感染者(一些正在接受抗逆转录病毒治疗)或艾滋病毒状况未知的男性进行访谈和焦点小组讨论,探讨了影响男性参与艾滋病毒检测和治疗的提供者层面和结构因素。从感知到的收益和成本两个方面考虑了影响检测或开始治疗的决策的因素。男性描述了人际(客户与提供者)层面的成本,如不必要的披露或耻辱感,这些成本与获得社会支持和临床指导的可能性相权衡。同样,对不必要披露的恐惧在机构层面起作用,因为设施的布局有时将艾滋病毒感染者集中在一起。值得注意的是,男性描述的参与艾滋病毒检测和护理的收益都发生在人际层面,而不在设施层面。鉴于提供者和设施层面的因素影响了男性在治疗连续体中的看法和体验,我们提出了一些建议,以减少与服务提供相关的检测和护理障碍。
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