Open AccessIncreasing Uptake of HIV Testing and Counseling Among the Poorest in Sub-Saharan Countries Through Home-Based Service Provision
Author(s) -
Stéphane Helleringer,
Hans Peter Köhler,
Jemima A. Frimpong,
James Mkandawire
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.162
H-Index - 157
eISSN - 1944-7884
pISSN - 1525-4135
DOI - 10.1097/qai.0b013e31819c1726
Subject(s) - socioeconomic status , population , quartile , odds ratio , medicine , demography , logistic regression , confidence interval , odds , environmental health , household income , voluntary counseling and testing , gerontology , geography , health services , health facility , archaeology , sociology
Uptake of HIV testing and counseling (HTC) is lower among members of the poorest households in sub-Saharan countries, thereby creating significant inequalities in access to HTC and possibly antiretroviral treatment.