Joseph F, Jean Simon D, Kondo Tokpovi VC, Kiragu A, Toudeka MRAS, Nazaire R. Trends and factors associated with recent HIV testing among women in Haiti: a cross-sectional study using data from nationally representative surveys.
BMC Infect Dis 2024;
24:74. [PMID:
38212702 PMCID:
PMC10782569 DOI:
10.1186/s12879-023-08936-z]
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION
In the Latin America and Caribbean region, Haiti is one of the countries with the highest rates of HIV. Therefore, this study examined the factors associated with HIV testing among women in Haiti and trends in HIV testing in 2006, 2012, and 2016/17.
METHODS
Data from the last three Haitian Demographic and Health Surveys (2006, 2012, and 2016/17) were used. The analysis was restricted to women aged of 15-49 years who made their sexual debut. STATA/SE 16.0 was employed to analyze the data by computing descriptive statistics, Chi‑square, and multilevel regression model to describe the trends and identify factors associated with HIV testing in Haiti. P-value less than 0.05 was taken as a significant association.
RESULTS
HIV testing prevalence increased more than twofold from 2006 (8.8%) to 2017 (21.3%); however, it decreased by 11.6% between 2012 and 2016/17. Additionally, the results indicated that age, place of residence, region, education level, wealth index, mass media exposure, marital status, health insurance, age at first sex and number of sexual partners were significantly associated with HIV testing.
CONCLUSIONS
To significantly increase HIV testing prevalence among women, the Haitian government must invest much more in their health education while targeting vulnerable groups (youth, women in union, and women with low economic status).
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