Beginning in 2003, Uganda
used Lot Quality Assurance Sampling (LQAS) to assist district managers collect
and use data to improve their human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)/AIDS program. Uganda's LQAS-database (2003-2012) covers up
to 73 of 112 districts.
Our multidistrict analysis of the LQAS data-set at 2003-2004 and 2012 examined gender variation among adults who ever tested for HIV over time, and attributes associated with testing. Conditional logistic regression matched men and women by community with seven model effect variables. HIV testing prevalence rose from 14% (men) and 12% (women) in 2003-2004 to 62% (men) and 80% (women) in 2012. In 2003-2004, knowing the benefits of testing, knowing where to get tested, and secondary education were significantly associated with HIV testing. By 2012, knowing the benefits of testing, where to get tested, primary education (OR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.39-2.91), being female, and being married were significantly associated with HIV testing. HIV testing prevalence in Uganda has increased dramatically, more for women than men.
Our results concurred with other authors that education, knowledge of HIV, and marriage (women only) are associated with testing for HIV and suggest that couples testing is more prevalent than other authors.
Our multidistrict analysis of the LQAS data-set at 2003-2004 and 2012 examined gender variation among adults who ever tested for HIV over time, and attributes associated with testing. Conditional logistic regression matched men and women by community with seven model effect variables. HIV testing prevalence rose from 14% (men) and 12% (women) in 2003-2004 to 62% (men) and 80% (women) in 2012. In 2003-2004, knowing the benefits of testing, knowing where to get tested, and secondary education were significantly associated with HIV testing. By 2012, knowing the benefits of testing, where to get tested, primary education (OR = 2.01, 95% CI = 1.39-2.91), being female, and being married were significantly associated with HIV testing. HIV testing prevalence in Uganda has increased dramatically, more for women than men.
Our results concurred with other authors that education, knowledge of HIV, and marriage (women only) are associated with testing for HIV and suggest that couples testing is more prevalent than other authors.
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By: Jeffery C1, Beckworth C1, Hadden WC2, Ouma J3, Lwanga SK3, Valadez JJ1.
- 1 Department of International Public Health , Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine , Liverpool , UK.
- 2 Department of Sociology , University of Maryland , College Park , MD , USA.
- 3 Management Sciences for Health , Kampala , Uganda.
- AIDS Care. 2016 Apr;28(4):519-23. doi: 10.1080/09540121.2015.1112350. Epub 2015 Nov 19.
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