Agamlor Evans, Pencille Lilian, Lutala Prosper, Akoku Derick Akompab, Tarkang Elvis
Department of Population and Behavioral Sciences, School of Public, Health, University of Health and Allied Sciences, Ho, Ghana.
HIV/AIDS Prevention Research Network Cameroon, Kumba, Cameroon.
J Public Health Afr. 2020 Mar 19;10(2):1044. doi: 10.4081/jphia.2019.1044. eCollection 2019 Dec 31.
HIV Testing and Counselling (HTC) is a critical strategy to reduce the rate of new HIV infections and the key entry point to HIV treatment, care and support services. This study aimed to determine the uptake of HTC among students of tertiary institutions in the Hohoe Municipality of Ghana. This was a quantitative cross-sectional study. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data among a proportionate stratified sample of students from tertiary institutions. Chi-square and Logistic regression analyses were performed using Stata version 12.0 at the 0.05 level of significance. Only 30.6% of the total respondents had ever tested for HIV/AIDS of which, only 22.9% tested less than 6 months before the current study. Students above twenty-four years of age were 3 times more likely to go for HTC than those below 20 years [OR=2.56 (95% CI: 1.07-6.11; p=0.034)]; those in the fourth year of study were 3 times more likely get HTC than those in the first year [OR=3.05 (95%CI: 1.10-8.49; p=0.033)]; and those attending THERESCO, the Midwifery training college and UHAS were more than 2 times more likely to get tested for HIV than those attending FRANCO [OR =2.67 (95% CI: 1.14-6.15; p=0.024)], [OR=2.40 (95% CI: 1.04-5.54; p=0.040)] and [OR=2.63 (95% CI: 1.13-6.13; p=0.026)] respectively. The uptake of HTC among tertiary institution students in Hohoe municipality was considerably low. Policymakers should design programs and interventions that would increase uptake of HTC among tertiary students, with focus on those aged less than 20 years, those at the lower level of study and those in the non-health related institutions.
艾滋病毒检测与咨询（HTC）是降低新艾滋病毒感染率的一项关键策略，也是艾滋病毒治疗、护理及支持服务的关键切入点。本研究旨在确定加纳霍霍埃市高等院校学生中HTC的接受情况。这是一项定量横断面研究。采用结构化问卷在高等院校学生的比例分层样本中收集数据。使用Stata 12.0软件进行卡方检验和逻辑回归分析，显著性水平为0.05。在所有受访者中，仅有30.6%的人曾接受过艾滋病毒/艾滋病检测，其中只有22.9%的人在本研究开展前不到6个月进行过检测。24岁以上的学生接受HTC的可能性是20岁以下学生的3倍[比值比（OR）=2.56（95%置信区间：1.07 - 6.11；p = 0.034）]；四年级学生接受HTC的可能性是一年级学生的3倍[OR = 3.05（95%置信区间：1.10 - 8.49；p = 0.033）]；就读于THERESCO、助产培训学院和霍霍埃大学的学生接受艾滋病毒检测的可能性比就读于FRANCO的学生高出2倍多，分别为[OR = 2.67（95%置信区间：1.14 - 6.15；p = 0.024）]、[OR = 2.40（95%置信区间：1.04 - 5.54；p = 0.040）]和[OR = 2.63（95%置信区间：1.13 - 6.13；p = 0.026）]。霍霍埃市高等院校学生中HTC的接受情况相当低。政策制定者应设计相关项目和干预措施，以提高高等院校学生对HTC的接受程度，重点关注20岁以下的学生、低年级学生以及非健康相关机构的学生。
