HIV Testing Among Young People Aged 16-24 in South Africa: Impact of Mass Media Communication Programs
HIV Testing Among Young People Aged 16-24 in South Africa: Impact of Mass Media Communication Programs
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DOI：
10.1007/s10461-016-1402-1
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发表时间：
2016-09-01
影响因子：
4.4
通讯作者：
Kincaid, D. Lawrence
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作者：
Do, Mai;Figueroa, Maria Elena;Kincaid, D. Lawrence
了解一个人的血清状况对于艾滋病毒预防、护理和治疗的连续性至关重要。本研究探讨了传播计划对南非艾滋病毒检测的影响。数据来自2204名16-24岁的年轻男女，他们在一项基于人口的调查中报告性活跃。结构方程模型被用来测试之间的方向和因果关系的途径通信程序暴露，艾滋病毒检测的讨论，并在过去的12个月内进行测试。双变量和多变量概率单位回归提供的证据外生性的通信暴露和两个艾滋病毒相关的结果。在过去12个月中，三分之一的抽样个人接受了检测。交流项目的曝光只通过鼓励年轻人谈论测试对接受测试产生间接影响。这项研究表明，沟通计划可能会创造一个支持公开讨论艾滋病毒相关问题的环境，并可能对行为改变产生长期影响。
Knowing one's serostatus is critical in the HIV prevention, care and treatment continuum. This study examines the impact of communication programs on HIV testing in South Africa. Data came from 2204 young men and women aged 16-24 who reported to be sexually active in a population based survey. Structural equation modeling was used to test the directions and causal pathways between communication program exposure, HIV testing discussion, and having a test in the last 12 months. Bivariate and multivariate probit regressions provided evidence of exogeneity of communication exposure and the two HIV-related outcomes. One in three sampled individuals had been tested in the last 12 months. Communication program exposure only had an indirect effect on getting tested by encouraging young people to talk about testing. The study suggests that communication programs may create an environment that supports open HIV-related discussions and may have a long-term impact on behavior change.