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Changes in HIV risk behavior and seroincidence among clients presenting for repeat HIV counseling and testing in Moshi, Tanzania.

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2012
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Fiorillo, Suzanne P
Landman, Keren Z
Tribble, Alison C
Mtalo, Antipas
Itemba, Dafrosa K
Ostermann, Jan
Thielman, Nathan M
Crump, John A
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While HIV counseling and testing (HCT) has been considered an HIV preventive measure in Africa, data are limited describing behavior changes following HCT. This study evaluated behavior changes and estimated HIV seroincidence rate among returning HCT clients. Repeat and one-time testing clients receiving HCT services in Moshi, Tanzania were identified. Information about sociodemographic characteristics, HIV-related behaviors and testing reasons were collected, along with HIV serostatus. Six thousand seven hundred and twenty-seven clients presented at least once for HCT; 1235 (18.4%) were HIV seropositive, median age was 29.7 years and 3712 (55.3%) were women. 1382 repeat and 4272 one-time testers were identified. Repeat testers were more likely to be male, older, married, or widowed, and testing because of unfaithful partner or new sexual partner. One-time testers were more likely to be students and testing due to illness. At second test, repeat testers were more likely to report that partners had received HIV testing, not have concurrent partners, not suspect partners have HIV, and have partners who did not have other partners. Clients who intended to change behaviors after the first test were more likely to report having changed behaviors by remaining abstinent (OR 2.58; p<0.0001) or using condoms (OR 2.00; p=0.006) at the second test. HIV seroincidence rate was 1.49 cases/100 person-years (PY). Clients presenting for repeat HCT reported some reduction of risky behavior and improved knowledge of sexual practices and HIV serostatus of their partners. Promoting behavior change through HCT should continue to be a focus of HIV prevention efforts in sub-Saharan Africa.
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Journal article
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Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Confidentiality
Counseling
Female
HIV Seronegativity
HIV Seropositivity
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Incidence
Male
Mass Screening
Middle Aged
Risk-Taking
Sexual Behavior
Sexual Partners
Tanzania
Young Adult
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https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13792
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10.1080/09540121.2012.658751
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Fiorillo, Suzanne P; Landman, Keren Z; Tribble, Alison C; Mtalo, Antipas; Itemba, Dafrosa K; Ostermann, Jan; ... Crump, John A (2012). Changes in HIV risk behavior and seroincidence among clients presenting for repeat HIV counseling and testing in Moshi, Tanzania. AIDS Care, 24(10). pp. 1264-1271. 10.1080/09540121.2012.658751. Retrieved from https://hdl.handle.net/10161/13792.
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John Andrew Crump

Adjunct Professor in the Department of Medicine
I am based in northern Tanzania where I am Site Leader for Duke University&#8217;s collaborative research program based at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre and Director of Tanzania Operations for the Duke Global Health Institute. I oversee the design and implementation of research studies on infectious diseases, particularly febrile illness, invasive bacterial disease, HIV-associated opportunistic infections, clinical trials of antiretroviral therapy and prevention of mother-to-child tr

Jan Ostermann

Adjunct Associate Professor of Global Health
Thielman

Nathan Maclyn Thielman

Professor of Medicine
Broadly, my research focuses on a range of clinical and social issues that affect persons living with or at risk for HIV infection in resource-poor settings. In Tanzania, our group is applying novel methods to optimize HIV testing uptake among high-risk groups. We recently demonstrated that the Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE), a form of stated preference survey research, is a robust tool for identifying (a) which characteristics of HIV testing options are most preferred by different populati
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