Availability of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased uptake of HIV testing services

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dc.contributor.authorMfundisi, Coceka
dc.contributor.authorChiranjan, Nirasha
dc.contributor.authorRodrigues, Charl
dc.contributor.authorKirchner, Launel
dc.contributor.authorBock, Peter
dc.contributor.authorMyer, Landon
dc.date.accessioned2017-07-21T08:06:58Z
dc.date.available2017-07-21T08:06:58Z
dc.date.issued2005
dc.date.updated2016-01-13T08:03:17Z
dc.description.abstractVoluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is an important tool in HIV prevention efforts and in the identification of HIV-infected individuals for care and treatment services. But despite the central role of VCT in the response to HIV/AIDS, less than 20% of South Africans have been tested for HIV. Although there are substantial barriers to seeking VCT, including quality of services and AIDS-related stigma, improving VCT rates remains a critical part of the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Recently there has been particular interest in the potential influence of access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) on demand for HIV testing services. It has been suggested that the availability of effective treatment for HIV/AIDS may help motivate individuals to find out their HIV status. However, this possibility remains largely hypothetical and there have been few studies investigating this question. In light of the importance of VCT as an entry point to HIV prevention interventions and treatment services, the possible impact of ART availability on VCT uptake has major implications for the public health response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa. We investigated whether the availability of ART was associated with HIV testing among individuals attending the site B day hospital in Khayelitsha near Cape Town, the setting for a well-publicised antiretroviral pilot.
dc.identifier.apacitationMfundisi, C., Chiranjan, N., Rodrigues, C., Kirchner, L., Bock, P., & Myer, L. (2005). Availability of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased uptake of HIV testing services. <i>South African Medical Journal</i>, http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24802en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationMfundisi, Coceka, Nirasha Chiranjan, Charl Rodrigues, Launel Kirchner, Peter Bock, and Landon Myer "Availability of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased uptake of HIV testing services." <i>South African Medical Journal</i> (2005) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24802en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationMfundisi, C., Chiranjan, N., Rodrigues, C., Kirchner, L., Bock, P., & Landon, M. (2005). Availability of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased uptake of HIV testing services: student paper: SAMJ forum. South African medical journal, 95(7), p-483.
dc.identifier.ris TY - Journal Article AU - Mfundisi, Coceka AU - Chiranjan, Nirasha AU - Rodrigues, Charl AU - Kirchner, Launel AU - Bock, Peter AU - Myer, Landon AB - Voluntary counselling and testing (VCT) is an important tool in HIV prevention efforts and in the identification of HIV-infected individuals for care and treatment services. But despite the central role of VCT in the response to HIV/AIDS, less than 20% of South Africans have been tested for HIV. Although there are substantial barriers to seeking VCT, including quality of services and AIDS-related stigma, improving VCT rates remains a critical part of the response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic. Recently there has been particular interest in the potential influence of access to antiretroviral therapy (ART) on demand for HIV testing services. It has been suggested that the availability of effective treatment for HIV/AIDS may help motivate individuals to find out their HIV status. However, this possibility remains largely hypothetical and there have been few studies investigating this question. In light of the importance of VCT as an entry point to HIV prevention interventions and treatment services, the possible impact of ART availability on VCT uptake has major implications for the public health response to HIV/AIDS in South Africa. We investigated whether the availability of ART was associated with HIV testing among individuals attending the site B day hospital in Khayelitsha near Cape Town, the setting for a well-publicised antiretroviral pilot. DA - 2005 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town J1 - South African Medical Journal LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2005 T1 - Availability of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased uptake of HIV testing services TI - Availability of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased uptake of HIV testing services UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24802 ER - en_ZA
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11427/24802
dc.identifier.vancouvercitationMfundisi C, Chiranjan N, Rodrigues C, Kirchner L, Bock P, Myer L. Availability of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased uptake of HIV testing services. South African Medical Journal. 2005; http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24802.en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Public Health and Family Medicineen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Health Sciencesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.sourceSouth African Medical Journal
dc.source.urihttp://www.samj.org.za/index.php/samj/index
dc.subject.otherAntiretroviral therapy
dc.subject.otherHIV / Aids
dc.subject.otherVoluntary counselling
dc.subject.otherVoluntary testing
dc.subject.otherAvailability
dc.titleAvailability of antiretroviral therapy is associated with increased uptake of HIV testing services
dc.typeJournal Articleen_ZA
uct.type.filetypeText
uct.type.publicationResearchen_ZA
uct.type.resourceArticleen_ZA
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