A mixed methods approach to identifying factors related to voluntary HIV testing among injection drug users in Shanghai, China | Zendy

Jiang Du | Zendy; Christina Lombardi | Zendy; Elizabeth Evans | Zendy; Haifeng Jiang | Zendy; Min Zhao | Zendy; YingYing Meng | Zendy

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A mixed methods approach to identifying factors related to voluntary HIV testing among injection drug users in Shanghai, China

Author(s) -

Jiang Du,

Christina Lombardi,

Elizabeth Evans,

Haifeng Jiang,

Min Zhao,

YingYing Meng

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.278

H-Index - 89

eISSN - 1878-3511

pISSN - 1201-9712

DOI - 10.1016/j.ijid.2012.02.013

Subject(s) - medicine , voluntary counseling and testing , service provider , family medicine , condom , intervention (counseling) , stigma (botany) , focus group , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , service (business) , environmental health , nursing , psychiatry , population , business , health services , syphilis , marketing , health facility

Injection drug use is a major route of HIV transmission in China, yet relatively little is known about why so few injection drug users utilize free HIV testing services. This study aimed to examine barriers to HIV testing and voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) service utilization among injection drug users in Shanghai, China.

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