Behavior and health beliefs as predictors of HIV testing among women: a prospective study of observed HIV testing

• Published in: AIDS care Vol. 30; no. 8; pp. 1062 - 1069
• Main Authors: Fan, Hao, Fife, Kenneth H., Cox, Dena, Cox, Anthony D., Zimet, Gregory D.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Taylor & Francis 03.08.2018; Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Abbreviations; Acceptance; Acceptance tests; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Adult; AIDS; AIDS Serodiagnosis; attitudes; Bias; Clinics; Community health services; Confidence intervals; Decision making; Disease control; Disease prevention; Disease transmission; Female; Health behavior; Health belief model; Health beliefs; health knowledge; HIV; HIV Infections - diagnosis; HIV Infections - psychology; Human immunodeficiency virus; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV); Humans; Infections; Intervention; Longitudinal studies; Mass Screening; Mathematical models; Medical tests; Middle Aged; patient acceptance of health care; point-of-care testing; practice; Prospective Studies; Reasoned action theory; Risk assessment; Self report; Sexual Behavior; Sexual Partners; Sexually transmitted diseases; STD; Tests; Viruses; Women; Young Adult; health knowledge; point-of-care testing; practice; attitudes; patient acceptance of health care; Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)

Much of the research examining predictors of HIV testing has used retrospective self-report to assess HIV testing. Findings. therefore, may be subject to recall bias and to difficulties determining the direction of associations. In this prospective study, we administered surveys to women in communit...