Open AccessPrevalence and pattern of utilization of voluntary counseling and testing services and HIV infection in Ogbomoso, southwestern Nigeria
Author(s) -
R.E. Akhigbe,
James Olusegun Bamidele
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
journal of natural science, biology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.236
H-Index - 30
eISSN - 2229-7707
pISSN - 0976-9668
DOI - 10.4103/0976-9668.107283
Subject(s) - voluntary counseling and testing , medicine , socioeconomic status , context (archaeology) , developing country , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , demography , turnover , environmental health , population , health services , health facility , family medicine , geography , archaeology , management , sociology , economic growth , economics
Human immunodeficiency virus, HIV, infection has been a major problem across the globe with a high socioeconomic burden. Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) is a measure put in place to encourage people to know their HIV status with essential counseling support to help them cope with a positive or a negative test result. This study was carried out to determine the utilization of VCT services, prevalence of HIV among VCT attendees, and the distribution of the viral infection based on gender and age in Ogbomoso, an urban community, southwestern Nigeria.