Journal Article

Trends and factors associated with recent HIV testing among women in Haiti: a cross-sectional study using data from nationally representative surveys

Jean Simon, David, Kondo Tokpovi, Vénunyé Claude, Toudeka, Marie-Reine Ayawavi Sitsope, Nazaire, Roodjmie, Kiragu, Ann, Joseph, Fanor

2024

Overview

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).

• Publisher: BioMed Central,BioMed Central Ltd,Springer Nature B.V,BMC
• Subject: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome / Adolescent / Age / AIDS / Analysis / Antiviral agents / At risk populations / Computer software industry / Cross-Sectional Studies / Data collection / Datasets / Dosage and administration / Drug therapy / Education / Factors / Female / Haiti / Haiti - epidemiology / HDHS / Health aspects / Health surveys / HIV / HIV (Viruses) / HIV Infections - diagnosis / HIV Infections - epidemiology / HIV Testing / Households / Human immunodeficiency virus / Humans / Infections / Infectious Diseases / Internal Medicine / Mass media / Maternal & child health / Medical Microbiology / Medical tests / Medicine / Medicine & Public Health / Parasitology / Population / Public health / Questionnaires / Regression models / Sexual Behavior / Sexual intercourse / Sexual partners / Sexually transmitted diseases / Social aspects / Statistical analysis / STD / Surveillance / Surveys / Surveys and Questionnaires / Time trends (Statistics) / Trends / Tropical Medicine / Variables / Women