Sep 24, 2012 - youths feel invincible to HIV/AIDS and may explain why they still engage in risky sexual behaviours. Despite the high awareness of VCT ...
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Short communication Voluntary counseling and testing for HIV among high school students in the Tiko health district, Cameroon Eposi Christiana Haddison1,2, Georges Nguefack-Tsagué1, Michel Noubom1,2, Wilfried Mbatcham3, Peter Martins Ndumbe1,4, FrançoisXavier Mbopi-Kéou1,2,& 1
Faculté de Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales, Université de Yaoundé I, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 2Laboratoire National de Santé Hygiène Mobile, Ministère
de la Santé Publique, Yaoundé, Cameroon, 3Department of Biochemistry, Laboratory of molecular Biology, University of Yaounde I, Cameroon, 4Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Buea, Cameroon &
Corresponding author: François-Xavier Mbopi-Kéou, Laboratoire National de Santé Hygiène Mobile, Ministère de la Santé Publique, and Faculté de
Médecine et des Sciences Biomédicales, Université de Yaoundé I, P.O. box 3601 Yaoundé, Cameroun Key words: HIV, VCT, knowlegde, attitudes, adolescents, youths, students Received: 9/11/2012 - Accepted: 9/22/2012 - Published: 9/24/2012 Abstract The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) services for HIV by high school students in the Tiko health district (THD), Cameroon. A cross sectional descriptive, analytical study was conducted using a pre-established questionnaire among high school students in the Tiko health district where a multi stage sampling method was used. A total of 474 students were included in the study. Among them, 350 (73.8%) had heard about VCT, 136 (27.8%) had undergone VCT and 329 (69.4%) were willing to undergo VCT. The use of VCT services was positively associated with age (p
