Voluntary Counseling and Testing by Nurse Counselors: What Is the Role of Routine Repeated Testing after a Negative Result?

Voluntary Counseling and Testing

allows individuals to learn their HIV status through preand post-test counseling and an HIV test. VCT is client-initiated, as opposed to provider-initiated testing and counseling (PITC) when health care providers initiate discussion of HIV testing with clients who are seeking health care for other reasons. VCT can be provided through stand-alone clinics or offered through community-based approa...

Is routine testing mandatory or voluntary?

Attitude of Health Care Professionals Towards Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV/AIDS

Introduction: HIV counseling and testing is the vital and preliminary interventional step aimed at reducing the spread of HIV infection. The study was designed to determine the attitude of health care professionals towards voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) for HIV/AIDS at Irrua Specialist Teaching Hospital. Materials & Methods: In this descriptive cross sectional prospective study a sel...

designing a regional information system for surveillance of voluntary hiv/aids counseling and testing in iran

introduction: voluntary counseling and testing (vct) for hiv infection is a confidential service offered to individuals in the community. this study intended to present a pattern for regional surveillance of vct services in iran. methods: this was an applied descriptive study. at first, the existing regional vct surveillance in 2009 was investigated through visiting the clinical deputy of medic...

Factors influencing the uptake of Voluntary HIV Counseling and Testing

29 Background: Voluntary HIV counseling and testing (VCT) is a key strategy towards 30 HIV prevention yet, the uptake of VCT services among young people remains low. 31 This study determined the factors that influence the uptake of VCT among secondary 32 school students in Arusha City, Tanzania. 33 Methodology: A cross sectional study using quantitative methods was conducted. A 34 multi-stage s...