Shout-It-Now: A Mobile HCT Model Employing Technology and Edutainment in South Africa
The result's identifiers
Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216208%3A11320%2F17%3A10365778" target="_blank" >RIV/00216208:11320/17:10365778 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325957416680296" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325957416680296</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2325957416680296" target="_blank" >10.1177/2325957416680296</a>
Alternative languages
Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Shout-It-Now: A Mobile HCT Model Employing Technology and Edutainment in South Africa
Original language description
Background: Mobile HIV counseling and testing (HCT) has been effective in reaching men, women, and adolescents in South Africa. However, there is limited understanding of effective mobile HCT programs utilizing tools like technology and edutainment to increase HIV counseling and testing rates. The authors examine data from the Shout-It-Now (S-N) program that uses such tools in South Africa. Methods: The S-N program utilizes various forms of technology and ongoing telephonic counseling within a 6-step program of HIV testing and linkage-to-care support, and program data were analyzed over an 18-month period. Data were analyzed from women, men, and adolescent program participants. Summative statistics was conducted on participant registration, HIV risk assessment, and HIV testing profiles. HIV prevalence were estimated along with the related 95% confidence intervals using the Clopper-Pearson method. Results: Over an 18-month period, there were 72 220 program participants with high representation of men, women, and adolescents and 40% of the participants being men at each site. There were 3343 participants who tested HIV positive, and a higher proportion of women tested positive. Discussion: Integrating technology, quality assurance measures, and edutainment with mobile HCT has the potential to increase the number of those who test within communities. Research is needed to understand the effectiveness of this model in facilitating regular testing and linkage to care.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>SC</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the SCOPUS database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
10103 - Statistics and probability
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
Data specific for result type
Name of the periodical
Journal of the International Association of Providers of AIDS Care
ISSN
2325-9574
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
16
Issue of the periodical within the volume
5
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
6
Pages from-to
506-511
UT code for WoS article
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EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85029543193