TY - JOUR
T1 - Factors Associated With HIV Testing Among Men in Haiti
T2 - Results From the 2012 Demographic and Health Survey
AU - Conserve, Donaldson F.
AU - Iwelunmor, Juliet
AU - Whembolua, Guy Lucien
AU - Sofolahan-Oladeinde, Yewande
AU - Teti, Michelle
AU - Surkan, Pamela J.
N1 - Funding Information:
The author(s) disclosed receipt of the following financial support for the research, authorship, and/or publication of this article: This study was supported by a training grant from the National Institute of Health—National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (T32 AI007001).
Publisher Copyright:
© 2016, © The Author(s) 2016.
PY - 2017/9/1
Y1 - 2017/9/1
N2 - HIV testing serves as the gateway to HIV prevention and treatment. However, research examining men’s HIV testing behaviors in the Caribbean remains limited. The Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization was used to examine factors associated with HIV testing among 7,354 men who participated in the 2012 Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Haiti. Few men (35%) reported having ever been tested for HIV. Logistic regression analyses revealed that HIV testing increased with education and wealth. Marital status was associated with HIV testing, with married men more likely to have been tested (adjusted odds ratio: 2.57, 95% CI [2.07, 3.19]) than unmarried men. Positive attitudes toward people living with HIV, indicated by willing to care for a relative who has HIV/AIDS, was also correlated with higher odds of having been tested (adjusted odds ratio: 1.28, 95% CI [1.08, 1.51]). Men who reported condom use during last sex were more likely to have been tested (odds ratio: 1.58, 95% CI [1.33, 1.88). The findings indicate that HIV testing rates remain low among men in Haiti and more efforts are needed to increase HIV testing among men who are not married, have low level of education, and engage in unprotected sex.
AB - HIV testing serves as the gateway to HIV prevention and treatment. However, research examining men’s HIV testing behaviors in the Caribbean remains limited. The Andersen Behavioral Model of Health Services Utilization was used to examine factors associated with HIV testing among 7,354 men who participated in the 2012 Demographic and Health Survey conducted in Haiti. Few men (35%) reported having ever been tested for HIV. Logistic regression analyses revealed that HIV testing increased with education and wealth. Marital status was associated with HIV testing, with married men more likely to have been tested (adjusted odds ratio: 2.57, 95% CI [2.07, 3.19]) than unmarried men. Positive attitudes toward people living with HIV, indicated by willing to care for a relative who has HIV/AIDS, was also correlated with higher odds of having been tested (adjusted odds ratio: 1.28, 95% CI [1.08, 1.51]). Men who reported condom use during last sex were more likely to have been tested (odds ratio: 1.58, 95% CI [1.33, 1.88). The findings indicate that HIV testing rates remain low among men in Haiti and more efforts are needed to increase HIV testing among men who are not married, have low level of education, and engage in unprotected sex.
KW - DHS
KW - Demographic Health Survey
KW - HIV testing
KW - Haiti
KW - men
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U2 - 10.1177/1557988316635247
DO - 10.1177/1557988316635247
M3 - Article
C2 - 26961936
AN - SCOPUS:85027730589
SN - 1557-9883
VL - 11
SP - 1322
EP - 1330
JO - American journal of men's health
JF - American journal of men's health
IS - 5
ER -