Disabled persons' knowledge of HIV prevention and access to health care prevention services in South Africa
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2011
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Eide A.H.
Schur C.
Ranchod C.
Rohleder P.
Swartz L.
Schneider M.
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The main research question in this article is how access to information about HIV/AIDS and level of HIV/ AIDS prevention related knowledge are distributed among disabled people, and whether level of knowledge predicts access to HIV/AIDS related services. A survey was carried out among a sample of 285 disabled people from three provinces in South Africa. Analyses of the data revealed that gender and level of education, together with geographical differences, are key predictors for access to information and knowledge about HIV/AIDS among disabled people. For male respondents number of information sources predicts access to voluntary counselling and testing services and HIV testing, while knowledge about prevention predicts access to Voluntary Counselling and Testing centres. Significant gender differences with regards to information, knowledge and access to services highlight the need for gender specific prevention strategies among disabled people. © 2011 Taylor & Francis.
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academic achievement, access to information, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, adult, article, disabled person, female, geographic distribution, health care access, health education, health service, health survey, human, Human immunodeficiency virus infection, infection prevention, major clinical study, male, patient attitude, patient counseling, priority journal, screening test, sex difference, South Africa
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AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio-Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV
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12
1595
1601
23
12
1595
1601