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

• Main Author: Radingwana, Tiny Mashiane
• Other Authors: Mbatha, B. T.
• Format: Others
• Language: en
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: Encourage; Discourage; HIV counselling and testing; Voluntary counselling and testing; Men; Informal sector; South Africa; 362.1969792008110968227; HIV infections > Diagnosis > South Africa > Pretoria; AIDS (Disease) > Patients > Couseling of > South Africa > Pretoria; AIDS (Disease) > South Africa > Pretoria > Prevention; HIV-positive men > Health and hygiene > South Africa > Pretoria > Case studies; V-positive men > South Africa > Pretoria > Attitudes > Case studies
• Online Access: 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>; http://hdl.handle.net/10500/18404

In English === 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. === Sociology === M. A. (Social Behaviour Studies in HIV/AIDS)