Factors encouraging or discouraging men in the informal sector to attend HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in South Africa : a case study of Pretoria

Radingwana, Tiny Mashiane

dc.contributor.advisor	Mbatha, B. T.
dc.contributor.author	Radingwana, Tiny Mashiane
dc.date.accessioned	2015-03-17T13:10:26Z
dc.date.available	2015-03-17T13:10:26Z
dc.date.issued	2014-02
dc.identifier.citation	Radingwana, Tiny Mashiane (2014) Factors encouraging or discouraging men in the informal sector to attend HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in South Africa : a case study of Pretoria, University of South Africa, Pretoria, <http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18404>	en
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18404
dc.description	In English	en
dc.description.abstract	The purpose of this study was to establish factors affecting the participation of men working in the informal sector economy of South Africa in HIV counselling and testing (HCT) or voluntary counselling and testing (VCT). This includes the exploration of reasons for acceptance and non-acceptance of HIV testing, knowledge and perceptions about HIV testing and behaviours and attitudes towards HIV testing. Data was collected through a structured questionnaire and a sample of fifty (50) men was purposively selected. It was found that the reasons for acceptance of HIV testing are satisfactory and reasons for non-acceptance are still a concern, and that several issues such as education about HIV testing and HIV in general still need to be addressed. Most of the respondents had undergone testing for HIV, but there is still a stigma attached to HIV testing.	en
dc.format.extent	1 online resource (x, 68 leaves : colour illustrations)
dc.language.iso	en	en
dc.subject	Encourage	en
dc.subject	Discourage	en
dc.subject	HIV counselling and testing	en
dc.subject	Voluntary counselling and testing	en
dc.subject	Men	en
dc.subject	Informal sector	en
dc.subject	South Africa	en
dc.subject.ddc	362.1969792008110968227
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV infections -- Diagnosis -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- Patients -- Couseling of -- South Africa -- Pretoria
dc.subject.lcsh	AIDS (Disease) -- South Africa -- Pretoria -- Prevention
dc.subject.lcsh	HIV-positive men -- Health and hygiene -- South Africa -- Pretoria -- Case studies
dc.subject.lcsh	V-positive men -- South Africa -- Pretoria -- Attitudes -- Case studies
dc.title	Factors encouraging or discouraging men in the informal sector to attend HIV counselling and testing (HCT) in South Africa : a case study of Pretoria	en
dc.type	Dissertation	en
dc.description.department	Sociology	en
dc.description.degree	M. A. (Social Behaviour Studies in HIV/AIDS)