Factors Associated with Receiving Late HIV Testing Among Women Delivering at Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2014

Khuu, V. N.; Nguyen, Vu; Hills, Nancy K.; Hau, T. P.; Nguyen, Dong Phuong; Nhung, Vo Tuyet; Lan, Phan Trong; Brickley, Deborah Bain

doi:10.1007/s10461-017-1692-y

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“…This could be attributed to the fact that sexual education tends to be focused on young women who may be involved in high-risk sexual behaviors and that older women do not perceive themselves to be at risk for HIV [ 27 , 38 , 39 ]. These findings are consistent with studies from Vietnam, Ethiopia, and 11 East African countries, which also reported older age to be associated with less HIV testing [ 40 , 41 ]. Nonetheless, further studies should be conducted to critically identify reasons why older women (35 years and above) are less likely to test for HIV during pregnancy in Rwanda.…”

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Factors associated with HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda: A nationwide cross-sectional survey

Nuwabaine,

Kawuki,

Namulema

et al. 2024

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Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing during pregnancy is crucial for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, through aiding prompt treatment, care, and support. However, few studies have explored HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda. This study, therefore, aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda. We used secondary data from the 2020 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey (RDHS), comprising 870 pregnant women. Multistage stratified sampling was used by the RDHS team to select participants. We conducted bivariable and multivariable logistic regression to explore factors associated with HIV testing using SPSS (version 25). Of the 870 pregnant women, 94.0% had tested for HIV during their current pregnancy. Younger age (24–34 years), not working, large household size, multiple sex partners, as well as secondary, primary, and no education were associated with higher odds of HIV testing compared to their respective counterparts. However, being unmarried, belonging to the western region, having not visited a health facility, and not having comprehensive HIV knowledge were associated with lower odds of HIV testing. A high proportion of pregnant women had tested for HIV. The study revealed that individual-level factors had the greatest influence on HIV testing in pregnancy, with a few household-level factors showing significance. There is a need for maternal health stakeholders to design and develop HIV testing programs that are region-sensitive. These programs should target older, more educated, working, and unmarried women with limited HIV knowledge.

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Factors associated with HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda: A nationwide cross-sectional survey

Nuwabaine,

Kawuki,

Namulema

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“…This may be attributed to the fact that sexual education tends to be focused on young women who may be involved in high-risk sexual behaviours [29,30]. These ndings are consistent with studies from Vietnam and Ethiopia which also reported older age to be associated with less HIV testing [31,32]. Nonetheless, further studies should be conducted to critically identify reasons why older women (35 years and above) are less likely to test for HIV during pregnancy in Rwanda.…”

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus testing and associated factors among pregnant women in Rwanda: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Nuwabaine¹,

Kawuki

Namulema

et al. 2023

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Background Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing during pregnancy is crucial for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, thus aiding in prompt treatment, care, and support. However, HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda has been barely explored. This study, therefore, aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda.Methods Secondary data from the 2020 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey comprising 870 pregnant women were used. Multistage stratified sampling was used to select participants. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to determine the factors associated with HIV testing, using SPSS (version 25).Results Of the 870 pregnant women, 94.0% (95% CI: 92.3–95.4) had tested for HIV during their current pregnancy. Younger age (AOR = 1.54, 95%CI: 1.54–4.42), not working (AOR = 4.29, 95%CI: 1.52–12.08), large household size (AOR = 2.96, 95%CI: 1.01–8.61), multiple sex partners (AOR = 4.16, 95%CI: 3.01–5.74), as well as secondary (AOR = 8.07, 95%CI: 2.15–11.43), primary (AOR = 5.53, 95%CI: 1.28–9.74) and no (AOR = 6.07, 95%CI: 1.21–10.44) education were positively associated with HIV testing. However, being unmarried (AOR = 0.28, 95% CI: 0.19–0.86), belonging to the western region (AOR = 0.20, 95% CI: 0.63–0.66), having not visited a health facility (AOR = 0.22, 95%CI: 0.10–0.48), and not having comprehensive HIV knowledge (AOR = 0.68, 95%CI: 0.30–0.55) were negatively associated with HIV testing.Conclusions A high proportion of pregnant women had tested for HIV. However, there is a need for improved access to HIV education and testing facilities to address regional imbalances. The need for consideration of occupation, family and household dynamics in HIV testing promotion strategies is also highlighted.

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“…Study ndings also indicate that non-working pregnant women had higher odds of HIV testing compared to those working. This deviates from study ndings in Vietnam and Ethiopia which reported employed pregnant women being more likely to test for HIV [31,40]. Although employment is a vital component of women's empowerment for making healthy decisions and choices, it has also been reported to have a negative effect on other women's health aspects, predisposing women to sexual violence [41] and reducing antenatal and postnatal care attendance [42,43] partly due to the busy work schedules.…”

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Human Immunodeficiency Virus testing and associated factors among pregnant women in Rwanda: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Nuwabaine¹,

Kawuki

Namulema

et al. 2022

Preprint

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Background: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) testing during pregnancy is crucial for the prevention of mother-to-child transmission of HIV, thus aiding in prompt treatment, care, and support. However, HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda has been barely explored. This study, therefore, aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda. Methods: Secondary data from the 2020 Rwanda Demographic and Health Survey comprising 870 pregnant women were used. Multistage stratified sampling was used to select participants. Multivariable logistic regression was conducted to determine the factors associated with HIV testing, using SPSS (version 25). Results:Of the 870 pregnant women, 94.0% (95% CI: 92.3-95.4) had tested for HIV during their current pregnancy. Younger age (AOR=1.54, 95%CI: 1.54-4.42), not working (AOR=4.29, 95%CI: 1.52-12.08), large household size (AOR=2.96, 95%CI: 1.01-8.61), multiple sex partners (AOR=4.16, 95%CI: 3.01-5.74), as well as secondary (AOR=8.07, 95%CI: 2.15-11.43), primary (AOR=5.53, 95%CI: 1.28-9.74) and no (AOR=6.07, 95%CI: 1.21-10.44)education were positively associated with HIV testing. However, being unmarried (AOR=0.28, 95% CI: 0.19-0.86), belonging to the western region (AOR=0.20, 95% CI: 0.63-0.66), having not visited a health facility (AOR=0.22, 95%CI: 0.10-0.48), and not having comprehensive HIV knowledge (AOR=0.68, 95%CI: 0.30-0.55) were negatively associated with HIV testing. Conclusions: A high proportion of pregnant women had tested for HIV. However, there is a need for improved access to HIV education and testing facilities to address regional imbalances. The need for consideration of occupation, family and household dynamics in HIV testing promotion strategies is also highlighted.

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Factors Associated with Receiving Late HIV Testing Among Women Delivering at Hung Vuong Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, 2014

Cited by 7 publications

References 11 publications

Factors associated with HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda: A nationwide cross-sectional survey

Factors associated with HIV testing among pregnant women in Rwanda: A nationwide cross-sectional survey

Human Immunodeficiency Virus testing and associated factors among pregnant women in Rwanda: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

Human Immunodeficiency Virus testing and associated factors among pregnant women in Rwanda: a nationwide cross-sectional survey

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