Exploring the practice of HIV self-testing among health care workers at Nyeri Provincial Hospital in Kenya

Muthoka, Joseph Kennedy

dc.contributor.advisor	Du Toit, Helena Susanna
dc.contributor.author	Muthoka, Joseph Kennedy
dc.date.accessioned	2013-11-22T12:13:47Z
dc.date.available	2013-11-22T12:13:47Z
dc.date.issued	2012-11
dc.identifier.citation	Kennedy, Muthoka Joseph (2013) Exploring the practice of HIV self-testing among health care workers at Nyeri Provincial Hospital in Kenya, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/12064>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/12064
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of the study was to describe the determinants and practice of HIV self-testing among health care workers (HCWs) in Nyeri provincial hospital, Kenya. A descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the rate of HIV self-testing, explore the factors influencing the practice and describe access to HIV psychosocial support, care and treatment. The study was guided by the concepts of the protection motivation theory. Data was collected from 348 HCWs and analysed by means of logistic regression. Results showed that 65.8% of the HCWs had practiced HIV self-testing among themselves. Age, self efficacy and response efficacy were found to be significant predictors of HIV self-testing. Willingness to access HIV psychosocial support (71.3%) and care and treatment (73.9%) was high. Self-testing is highly practiced by HCWs.	en
dc.format.extent	1 electronic resource (viii, 113 leaves, 9 unnumbered leaves) : illustrations, color graphs	en
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	HIV	en
dc.subject	Home testing	en
dc.subject	Self-testing	en
dc.subject	Health care workers	en
dc.subject	Predictors of HIV self-testing	en
dc.subject	Factors influencing HIV self-testing	en
dc.subject	HIV care and treatment	en
dc.subject	Psychosocial support	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.19697920096762
dc.subject.lcsh	Nyeri Provincial Hospital (Kenya)	en
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- Kenya -- Nyeri	en
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV-positive persons -- Kenya -- Nyeri -- Attitudes	en
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV-positive persons -- Health risk assessment -- Kenya -- Nyeri	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Diseases -- Risk factors -- Kenya -- Nyeri	en
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV infections -- Diagnosis -- Kenya -- Nyeri	en
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV-positive persons -- Care -- Kenya -- Nyeri	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Public health personnel -- Kenya -- Nyeri	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Medical personnel -- Health and hygiene -- Kenya -- Nyeri	en
dc.subject.lcsh	Patient self-monitoring -- Kenya -- Nyeri	en
dc.title	Exploring the practice of HIV self-testing among health care workers at Nyeri Provincial Hospital in Kenya	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Public Health	en
dc.description.degree	M.A. (Public Health)