Title |
Socio-demographic characteristics and the utilization of HIV testing and counselling services among the key populations at the Bhutanese Refugees Camps in Eastern Nepal
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Published in |
BMC Research Notes, July 2018
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DOI | 10.1186/s13104-018-3657-2 |
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Authors |
Salina Khatoon, Shyam Sundar Budhathoki, Kiran Bam, Rajshree Thapa, Lokesh P. Bhatt, Bidhya Basnet, Nilambar Jha |
Abstract |
This cross-sectional study was conducted to describe the socio-demographic characteristics, assess the utilization of HIV testing and counselling services, and to explore the reasons for the non-utilization of HIV testing and counselling services among the key populations at the Bhutanese refugee camps in eastern Nepal. The HIV testing and counselling services are utilized by less than a third (29%) of the key population among the Bhutanese Refugees. The prime source of information about the HIV testing and counselling sites has been health workers followed by peer/outreach educators and neighbors. Common self-reported barriers for utilization of HIV testing and counselling services by the Bhutanese refugees were self-perceived stigma about HIV, the fear of being discriminated and the lack of knowledge about HIV testing and counselling services. There is a need to analyze the gap between availability and utilization through more qualitative approaches in order to identify interventions to increase the uptake of the HIV testing and counselling services. |
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Researcher | 8 | 11% |
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Student > Doctoral Student | 8 | 11% |
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Nursing and Health Professions | 14 | 19% |
Social Sciences | 10 | 14% |
Psychology | 6 | 8% |
Business, Management and Accounting | 1 | 1% |
Other | 4 | 5% |
Unknown | 24 | 32% |