Gender and HIV testing in Burkina Faso: An exploratory study

Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer; Augustin Sankara; Vincent Bastien; Michelle Parsons

doi:10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.07.003

Gender and HIV testing in Burkina Faso: An exploratory study

Carla Makhlouf Obermeyer, Augustin Sankara, Vincent Bastien, Michelle Parsons

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Abstract

This study investigated the utilization of services around HIV testing in Burkina Faso through a survey that combined quantitative and qualitative data from 14 selected sites and 299 questionnaires. While some attitudes and behaviors towards HIV testing were similar for women and men, we found lower use of services by men, greater concerns about testing and disclosure on the part of women, and differences between men and women in motivations to test, and the experience of testing and its consequences. The results are discussed in the context of Burkina Faso and in terms of their implications for efforts to improve access to services around HIV.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	877-884
Number of pages	8
Journal	Social Science and Medicine
Volume	69
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2009.07.003
State	Published - Sep 2009
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Burkina Faso
Counseling
Gender
HIV
HIV testing
Use of services

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Health(social science)
History and Philosophy of Science

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