Socio-demographic characteristics and the utilization of HIV testing and counselling services among the key populations at the Bhutanese Refugees Camps in Eastern Nepal.
Socio-demographic characteristics and the utilization of HIV testing and counselling services among the key populations at the Bhutanese Refugees Camps in Eastern Nepal.
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DOI：
10.1186/s13104-018-3657-2
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发表时间：
2018-07-31
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Jha, Nilambar
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作者：
Khatoon, Salina;Budhathoki, Shyam Sundar;Jha, Nilambar
目的：这项横断面研究的目的是描述社会人口学特征，评估艾滋病毒检测和咨询服务的利用情况，并探讨尼泊尔东部不丹难民营的主要人群不利用艾滋病毒检测和咨询服务的原因。在不丹难民中，只有不到三分之一（29%）的主要人口利用艾滋病毒检测和咨询服务。关于艾滋病毒检测和咨询地点的信息主要来源是卫生工作者，其次是同伴/外展教育工作者和邻居。不丹难民自我报告的利用艾滋病毒检测和咨询服务的常见障碍是自我感觉对艾滋病毒的耻辱感、害怕受到歧视以及缺乏对艾滋病毒检测和咨询服务的了解。有必要通过更多的定性方法分析可获得性和利用率之间的差距，以便确定干预措施，增加对艾滋病毒检测和咨询服务的接受。
OBJECTIVES: This cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the socio-demographic characteristics, assess the utilization of HIV testing and counselling services, and to explore the reasons for the non-utilization of HIV testing and counselling services among the key populations at the Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal.RESULTS: The HIV testing and counselling services are utilized by less than a third (29%) of the key population among the Bhutanese Refugees. The prime source of information about the HIV testing and counselling sites has been health workers followed by peer/outreach educators and neighbors. Common self-reported barriers for utilization of HIV testing and counselling services by the Bhutanese refugees were self-perceived stigma about HIV, the fear of being discriminated and the lack of knowledge about HIV testing and counselling services. There is a need to analyze the gap between availability and utilization through more qualitative approaches in order to identify interventions to increase the uptake of the HIV testing and counselling services.