Attitude Towards Mandatory Pre-Marital HIV Testing Among Unmarried Youths in Ibadan Northwest Local Government Area, Nigeria
Abstract
This study assessed the attitude of unmarried youths towards Mandatory Premarital HIV Testing (MPHT) in Ibadan Northwest Local Government Area. A three-stage sampling technique was used to select 571unmarried youths from households. A validated questionnaire was used for the collection of the data. Descriptive, Chi-square statistics and logistics regression were used to analyze the data. Mean age of respondents was 20.6 ± 2.6 years, 52.0% were males and 52.7% had completed their senior secondary education. Though 82.8% believed that MPHT could reduce the spread of HIV, 43.8% stated that it will increase the stigma associated with HIV infection. Attitude towards mandatory pre-marital HIV testing however was positive. Males were about two times more likely to have positive attitude towards mandatory pre-marital HIV testing (OR=1.507, CI=1.067-2.129). Positive attitude towards MPHT among study respondents offers a window of opportunity of undergoing HIV testing before marriage (Afr J Reprod Health 2010; 14[1]:83-94).
RĖSUMĖ
Attitude envers le test obligatoire pour le vih avant le mariage chez les jeunes celibataires dans l’Administrativement Locale du Nord-ouest d’Ibadan, Nigeria. Cette étude a évalué l’attitude des jeunes célibataires envers le test obligatoire pour le VIH avant le mariage (TOVAM) dans l’administration locale du nordouest d’Ibadan. Nous employé une technique d’échantillonnage à trois étapes pour sélectionner 571 jeunes célibataires venant des familles. Nous avons collecté les données à l’aide d’un questionnaire confirmé. Nous avons analysé les données à l’aide des statistiques descriptives de la méthode de chi2 et la régression logistique. L’âge moyen des enquêtés était 20,6 ± 2.6 ans. 52,0% étaient des mâles et 52,7% avaient terminé leurs études secondaires. Bien que 82,8% aient été convaincus que TOVAM peut réduire la propagation du VIH, 43,8% ont déclaré qu’il augmentera la stigmatisation liée à l’infection du VIH. L’attitude envers le test obligatoire pour le VIH avant le mariage a été pourtant positive. Les mâles avaient deux fois la possibilité d’avoir une attitude positive envers le test obligatoire pour le VIH avant le mariage (OR = 1,507, Cl = 1,067 – 2,129). L’attitude positive envers le TOVAM chez les enquêtés donne la possibilité de faire le test pour le VIH avant le mariage (Afr J Reprod Health 2010; 14[1]:83-94).
KEYWORDS: Spread of HIV, stigmatization, HIV testing
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