Willingness of health care providers to offer HIV self-testing from specialized HIV care services in the northeast of Brazil.

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dc.contributor.authorJordão, Tiago
dc.contributor.authorMagno, Laio
dc.contributor.authorPereira, Marcos
dc.contributor.authorRossi, Thais Regis Aranha
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Pedro de Almeida
dc.contributor.authorFigueiredo, Maria Aparecida Araújo
dc.contributor.authorPrado, Nília Maria de Brito Lima
dc.contributor.authorSantos, Adriano Maia dos
dc.contributor.authorCangussu, Maria Cristina Teixeira
dc.contributor.authorDourado, Inês
dc.date.accessioned2024-05-14T16:39:13Z
dc.date.available2024-05-14T16:39:13Z
dc.date.issued2022-05-30
dc.description.abstract2Background: The insufficient knowledge regarding the serological status of people affected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) is a concern in Brazil. HIV self-testing (HIVST) has been proved to have great potential for increasing testing, especially among vulnerable populations. The large-scale distribution of HIVST by the Brazilian public health system has increased in recent years. We aimed to investigate the awareness of HIVST among health care providers (HCP) from specialized HIV/AIDS care services in the state of Bahia, Northeast Brazil. Further we investigated HCP acceptability and willingness to offer its use. Methods: A cross-sectional study on HCP from 29 specialized care services (SCS) located in 21 cities in the state of Bahia. HCP working in the service for at least 6 months were included. Sociodemographic, occupational, and behavioral data were collected using a questionnaire. Descriptive statistics were carried out. Bivariate, and multivariate analyses estimating adjusted odds ratios (aOR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) using logistic regression were conducted. Results: The awareness and acceptability of HIVST and the willingness to provide it were 79.8, 55.2, and 47.1%, respectively. Few HCP reported that the SCS where they worked dispensed HIVST (3.6%), and 13.5% received some information or training on HIVST. Factors associated with willingness to offer HIVST were: HIVST acceptability (aOR = 9.45; 95% CI: 4.53–19.71), willingness to use HIVST on themselves (aOR = 4.45; 95% CI: 1.62–12.24), confidence in offering HIVST to clients (aOR = 5.73; 95% CI: 2.26–12.72), and considering everyone eligible for HIVST (aOR = 2.88; 95% CI: 1.25–6.59). Conclusions: Although most HCP were aware of HIVST, acceptability and willingness to provide it to the clients was moderate. The scale up of HIVST as a mean for the HIV prevention and control policy in Brazil, requires further training of HCP and better implementation of this program. Keywords: HIV self-test, Health care providers, Willingness to offer, Brazil
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dc.identifier.citationJORDÃO, Tiago et al. Willingness of health care providers to offer HIV self‑testing from specialized HIV care services in the northeast of Brazil. BMC Health Services Research, [s. l.], n. 22, 30 maio 2022. DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-022-08091-2. Disponível em: https://bmchealthservres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12913-022-08091-2EN
dc.identifier.issn1472-6963
dc.identifier.urihttps://saberaberto.uneb.br/handle/20.500.11896/5410
dc.language.isoeng
dc.relation.ispartofBMC Health Services Research
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/
dc.rights2Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazilen
dc.subjectBrazil
dc.subjectHIV self-test
dc.subjectHealth care providers
dc.subjectWillingness to offer
dc.subject.keywordsHIV self-test
dc.subject.keywordsHealth care providers
dc.subject.keywordsWillingness to offe
dc.subject.keywordsBrazil
dc.titleWillingness of health care providers to offer HIV self-testing from specialized HIV care services in the northeast of Brazil.
dc.typeinfo:eu-repo/semantics/article
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