Awareness and Usage of HIV Testing by University Students

• TAKEHARA Kenji

  Department of Health Policy, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development

• MATSUDA Tomohiro

  Population-based Cancer Registry Section Cancer Information Services and Surveillance Division, Center for Cancer Control and Information Services National Cancer Center

• KODAMA Tomoko

  Department of Policy Sciences, National Institute of Public Health

• WATARAI Mutsuko

  Department of Nursing, Tokyo Health Care University

Bibliographic Information

Other Title

• 大学生のＨＩＶ検査に対する認識と利用状況の実態
• ダイガクセイ ノ HIV ケンサ ニ タイスル ニンシキ ト リヨウ ジョウキョウ ノ ジッタイ

Abstract

Objective: Increased use of HIV screening is being promoted as a means of checking the increase in HIV infection, but screening is not yet sufficiently widespread. Although some prior research concerning HIV testing investigated motivations among individuals undergoing testing and test structures, investigation of conditions among ordinary groups is inadequate. The current research was conducted to determine awareness and usage of HIV testing among youth.<BR>Method: The research was conducted in June and July 2007 with 271 male and female students enrolled at five universities in Tokyo suburbs as the subjects. The analysis was conducted on the 233 subjects who provided adequate responses. The survey subjects were requested to access and respond to a Web survey questionnaire. The survey itemsused a scale developed by Misovich, S.J.<BR>Results: Approximately 70% of the subjects believe that an HIV test can be conducted when donating blood. Approximately 40% of the subjects do not fully understand that there is a period before infection can be detected by an HIV test. About 75 % of boththe male and female subjects were able to correctly identify locations where HIV testing is performed. Of the subjects, 3.5% have undergone HIV testing.<BR>Conclusions: This research revealed that many individuals incorrectly believe that HIV testing can be performed when donating blood, suggesting that the provision of accurate information and additional measures that will lead to testing are needed.

Journal

• The Journal of AIDS Research

  The Journal of AIDS Research 10 (3), 215-220, 2008

  The Japanese Society for AIDS Research

Keywords

• HIV/AIDS
• HIV testing
• Wev survey
• university student

Details

• CRID: 1390001204468536704
• NII Article ID: 10026901495
• NII Book ID: AA11379941
• DOI: 10.11391/aidsr1999.10.215
• ISSN: 18842763
• ISSN: 13449478
• NDL BIB ID: 9703022
• Web Site: http://id.ndl.go.jp/bib/9703022
• Web Site: https://ndlsearch.ndl.go.jp/books/R000000004-I9703022
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• Text Lang: ja
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