HIV/AIDS infection,
although of particular gravity in developing countries, today affects all
countries of the world. Among the means used to combat this pathology is
voluntary testing, which is both an effective and economical strategy for
facilitating behavior change. This study allowed us to contribute to the
improvement of the knowledge, attitude and practice of the population on
voluntary HIV/AIDS testing. This is a cross-sectional study of the knowledge,
attitude and practice of the Kamina population on voluntary testing for HIV infection.
A total of 384 people from 82 Ward in Kamina was interviewed using a
pre-established questionnaire. Ninety-six respondents (25%) said they knew
about voluntary testing; Of these, 79% or 82.3% thought knowing
their HIV status was the only benefit of voluntary testing. The level of
knowledge about voluntary testing appears to be low among the population
studied; there are still misunderstandings about the benefits of voluntary
testing and the means of prevention. This result could be used as reference
data in the revitalization of a voluntary testing center and the protection of
mother-to-child transmission (PMTCT) in our environment.
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Anany, I. M. (2018). Knowledge, Attitude, Practice of the Kamina City Population in the Democratic Republic of Congo on Voluntary Screening of HIV/Aids. Open Access Library Journal, 5, e4479. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.4236/oalib.1104479.
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