@article{446a8a11ef10434c8daf363057976a9b,
title = "Predictors of HIV Testing among Orphaned Youths in Three East African Countries",
abstract = "In parts of sub-Saharan Africa, where HIV prevalence is high, HIV is a leading cause of death among youths. Orphaned and separated youths are an especially vulnerable group, yet we know little about what influences their testing behavior. We conducted multiple logistical regression to examine theory-based predictors of past-year HIV testing among 423 orphaned and separated youths in Ethiopia, Kenya and Tanzania. We also conducted moderation, assessing whether predictors varied by sex. Over one-third of our sample reported past-year HIV testing. Those with greater perceived social support and those who reported sexual HIV risk behavior were more likely to report past-year testing. Furthermore, boys who reported ever previously testing for HIV were more likely, a year later, to report past-year HIV testing. In conclusion, our findings have important implications for intervention development, including the potential for enhanced perceived social support to positively influence HIV testing among orphaned and separated youths.",
keywords = "HIV testing, Orphans, Sub-saharan africa, Youths",
author = "Allison Pack and Suzanne Maman and Reyes, {Heathe Luz Mc Naughton} and Laura Nyblade and Kathryn Whetten and Catherine Zimmer and Gray, {Christine L.} and Carol Golin",
note = "Funding Information: We are deeply thankful for the research team and research participants, without whom this study would not have been possible. The parent study was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (5R01HD046345). This study was partly supported by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (P30 AI50410). Dr. Pack was partially funded by the Donald and Alvene Buckley Summer Research Fellowship and the Gillings School of Global Public Health Annual Fund Scholarship. This study is an expansion of Dr. Pack{\textquoteright}s dissertation at UNC. Funding Information: We are deeply thankful for the research team and research participants, without whom this study would not have been possible. The parent study was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (5R01HD046345). This study was partly supported by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Center for AIDS Research (P30 AI50410). Dr. Pack was partially funded by the Donald and Alvene Buckley Summer Research Fellowship and the Gillings School of Global Public Health Annual Fund Scholarship. This study is an expansion of Dr. Pack{\textquoteright}s dissertation at UNC. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2020, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature.",
year = "2021",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1007/s10461-020-03104-9",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "25",
pages = "1257--1266",
journal = "AIDS and behavior",
issn = "1090-7165",
publisher = "Springer New York",
number = "4",
}
