Factors contributing to home-based acceptability of rapid testing for HIV infection among the inner city commuter population in Johannesburg, South Africa

Keith Muloongo; Ndumiso Tshuma; Lucy Chimoyi; Geoffrey Setswe; Bismark Sarfo; Peter Nyasulu

doi:10.1093/trstmh/tru122

Factors contributing to home-based acceptability of rapid testing for HIV infection among the inner city commuter population in Johannesburg, South Africa

Keith Muloongo
, Ndumiso Tshuma
, Lucy Chimoyi
, Geoffrey Setswe
, Bismark Sarfo
, Peter Nyasulu

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The study aimed to determine factors contributing to the acceptability of home-based HIV counselling and testing (HBHCT) among commuters in Johannesburg inner city. METHODS: Simple random sampling was used to select participants in a venue based intercept survey at Noord Street taxi rank in Johannesburg central business district. A total of 1146 individuals were interviewed and logistic regression analysis assessed factors associated with HBHCT acceptability.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	632 - 638
Number of pages	7
Journal	Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
Volume	108
Issue number	10
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/trstmh/tru122
Publication status	Published - 2014

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Factors contributing to home-based acceptability of rapid testing for HIV infection among the inner city commuter population in Johannesburg, South Africa. / Muloongo, Keith; Tshuma, Ndumiso; Chimoyi, Lucy et al.
In: Transactions of the Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Vol. 108, No. 10, 2014, p. 632 - 638.

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Factors contributing to home-based acceptability of rapid testing for HIV infection among the inner city commuter population in Johannesburg, South Africa

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