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Afr Health Sci. 2020 Mar;20(1):142-149. doi: 10.4314/ahs.v20i1.19.
In Ghana, efforts including 'Know Your Status' campaign have been made to increase awareness and improve the uptake of HIV screening.
This study examined the acceptance and utilization of the HIV/AIDS 'Know Your Status' campaign and determine dthe differences in HIV testing by demographic characteristics among the youth in Techiman, Ghana.
This study was a cross-sectional study conducted among the youth aged 15-24 years. A structured questionnaire was used to collect data from 200 purposively selected respondents.
The mean age of the respondents was 19.6±2.72 years. There was a universal awareness (100%) of HIV/AIDs, and were knowledgeable about the mode of transmission, symptoms and the prevention of HIV. A high proportion of the respondents (n=161, 80.5%) had heard about the 'Know Your Status' (KYS) campaign. Less than half of respondents (n=91, 45.5%) had tested for HIV, and only 16.5% (n=15/91) of respondents tested through the KYS campaign. Testing for HIV was associated with age (p<0.001) and marital status (p<0.001).
The youth should therefore be targeted in the awareness and the 'Know Your Status campaigns', and in an effortsto promote screening for HIV.
在加纳，已经开展了包括“了解你的状况”运动在内的各项努力，以提高人们对艾滋病毒检测的认识，并增加艾滋病毒检测的人数。
本研究旨在调查加纳特马地区青年对艾滋病毒/艾滋病“了解你的状况”运动的接受和利用情况，并根据人口特征确定青年进行艾滋病毒检测的差异。
本研究为横断面研究，对象为年龄在 15 至 24 岁的青年。采用结构化问卷，对 200 名有针对性选择的受访者进行数据收集。
受访者的平均年龄为 19.6±2.72 岁。他们普遍了解艾滋病毒/艾滋病（100%），了解其传播方式、症状和艾滋病毒预防措施。很大一部分受访者（n=161，80.5%）听说过“了解你的状况”（KYS）运动。不到一半的受访者（n=91，45.5%）接受过艾滋病毒检测，只有 16.5%（n=15/91）的受访者通过 KYS 运动接受了检测。艾滋病毒检测与年龄（p<0.001）和婚姻状况（p<0.001）有关。
因此，应针对青年开展提高认识和“了解你的状况”运动，并努力促进艾滋病毒检测。
