HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township.
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Meade, CS; Towe, SL; Watt, MH; Hobkirk, AL; Skinner, D; Myers, B; Kimani, SM; Pieterse, D
Published in: AIDS Behav
January 2015
Methamphetamine users in South Africa are at high risk for HIV infection and transmission, but little is known about HIV testing in this population. We examined HIV testing behaviors and attitudes in 362 methamphetamine users recruited using chain referral sampling from one peri-urban community. Many (44 %) had not been HIV tested in the past year. HIV testing was associated with positive testing attitudes, less AIDS stigma, and greater methamphetamine stigma. Among participants who reported HIV infection (8 %), less than half were linked to care. Findings highlight the need to identify barriers to HIV service uptake for methamphetamine users.
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AIDS Behav
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1573-3254
Publication Date
January 2015
Volume
19
Issue
1
Start / End Page
186 / 191
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- South Africa
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Social Stigma
- Risk-Taking
- Public Health
- Population Surveillance
- Patient Acceptance of Health Care
- Methamphetamine
- Mass Screening
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Meade, C. S., Towe, S. L., Watt, M. H., Hobkirk, A. L., Skinner, D., Myers, B., … Pieterse, D. (2015). HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township. AIDS Behav, 19(1), 186–191. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0795-y
Meade, Christina S., Sheri L. Towe, Melissa H. Watt, Andrea L. Hobkirk, Donald Skinner, Bronwyn Myers, Stephen M. Kimani, and Desiree Pieterse. “HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township.” AIDS Behav 19, no. 1 (January 2015): 186–91. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-014-0795-y.
Meade CS, Towe SL, Watt MH, Hobkirk AL, Skinner D, Myers B, et al. HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township. AIDS Behav. 2015 Jan;19(1):186–91.
Meade, Christina S., et al. “HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township.” AIDS Behav, vol. 19, no. 1, Jan. 2015, pp. 186–91. Pubmed, doi:10.1007/s10461-014-0795-y.
Meade CS, Towe SL, Watt MH, Hobkirk AL, Skinner D, Myers B, Kimani SM, Pieterse D. HIV testing behaviors and attitudes among community recruited methamphetamine users in a South African township. AIDS Behav. 2015 Jan;19(1):186–191.
Published In
AIDS Behav
DOI
EISSN
1573-3254
Publication Date
January 2015
Volume
19
Issue
1
Start / End Page
186 / 191
Location
United States
Related Subject Headings
- Surveys and Questionnaires
- South Africa
- Socioeconomic Factors
- Social Stigma
- Risk-Taking
- Public Health
- Population Surveillance
- Patient Acceptance of Health Care
- Methamphetamine
- Mass Screening