HIV Testing among sexually active Ghanaians: an examination of the rural-urban correlates

Nutifafa Eugene Yaw DEY; Kenneth OWUSU ANSAH; Queen Angela NORMAN; Joseph Mfum MANUKURE; Abigail Boatemaa Kyei BREW; Enam Amen DEY; Pascal AGBADI

doi:10.1007/s10461-022-03731-4

HIV Testing among sexually active Ghanaians: an examination of the rural-urban correlates

Nutifafa Eugene Yaw DEY^*, Kenneth OWUSU ANSAH, Queen Angela NORMAN, Joseph Mfum MANUKURE, Abigail Boatemaa Kyei BREW, Enam Amen DEY, Pascal AGBADI

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Department of Sociology and Social Policy

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Abstract

HIV testing is critical in reducing the risk of HIV transmission. We investigated the rural-urban correlates of HIV testing amongst sexually active Ghanaians using data from the 2017/2018 Ghana Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey Six (GMICS 6). Robust Poisson models (reporting Adjusted Prevalence Ratios (APR) and 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs)) were used to achieve this aim. About 46% of the participants had ever tested for HIV. According to the results, approximately 52% and 39% of urban and rural dwellers, respectively, have undergone HIV testing. HIV knowledge, HIV stigma, gender, age, education, marital status, childbirth history, sexual history, health insurance coverage, media exposure, household wealth, and region of residence were significantly related to HIV testing with observed variations across rural-urban areas. The findings call for the expansion of advocacy efforts towards encouraging HIV testing, targeting sexually active Ghanaians particularly in rural areas.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4063-4081
Number of pages	19
Journal	AIDS and Behavior
Volume	26
Issue number	12
Early online date	15 Jun 2022
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/s10461-022-03731-4
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022

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Funding Information:
We are grateful to UNICEF for granting free access to the dataset. Thanks also to Research Empowerment Network (REN) for the free training in data management and manuscript writing.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.

Keywords

HIV knowledge
HIV Stigma
HIV testing
Rural-urban variations
Sexually active Ghanaians

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