Voluntary counselling and testing for young adults in Limpopo Province – Counsellors’ perceptions
Counselling and testing services for HIV have long been a component of HIV prevention and care programmes in developed countries and have proved to be a cost-effective way of reducing risky behaviours. It is, therefore, important to document the perceptions of voluntary counselling and testing couns...
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| author | Patrone R. Risenga Mashudu Davhana-Maselesel Chikwelu L. Obi |
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| description | Counselling and testing services for HIV have long been a component of HIV prevention and care programmes in developed countries and have proved to be a cost-effective way of reducing risky behaviours. It is, therefore, important to document the perceptions of voluntary counselling and testing counsellors towards the use of counselling and testing amongst young adults. The purpose of the study was to describe the perceptions of these counsellors dealing with young adults in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, where the study was conducted. Two themes emerged from the findings of the voluntary counselling and testing counsellors, namely that they feel that the programmes are inaccessible to young adults and that there are difficulties which might impact on the programmes’ efficacy. The findings of this study should contribute to the reduction of HIV by promoting voluntary counselling and testing uptake by young adults. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8f696488b384431db0ca0feb21bad5912022-12-21T18:22:54ZafrAOSISHealth SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences1025-98482071-97362013-09-01181111http:// dx.doi.org/10.4102/hsag.v18i1.615Voluntary counselling and testing for young adults in Limpopo Province – Counsellors’ perceptionsPatrone R. RisengaMashudu Davhana-MaseleselChikwelu L. ObiCounselling and testing services for HIV have long been a component of HIV prevention and care programmes in developed countries and have proved to be a cost-effective way of reducing risky behaviours. It is, therefore, important to document the perceptions of voluntary counselling and testing counsellors towards the use of counselling and testing amongst young adults. The purpose of the study was to describe the perceptions of these counsellors dealing with young adults in Vhembe District, Limpopo Province, where the study was conducted. Two themes emerged from the findings of the voluntary counselling and testing counsellors, namely that they feel that the programmes are inaccessible to young adults and that there are difficulties which might impact on the programmes’ efficacy. The findings of this study should contribute to the reduction of HIV by promoting voluntary counselling and testing uptake by young adults.http://www.hsag.co.za/index.php/HSAG/article/view/615counsellingLimpopo ProvinceVoluntarycounselling and testingHIV |
| spellingShingle | Patrone R. Risenga Mashudu Davhana-Maselesel Chikwelu L. Obi Voluntary counselling and testing for young adults in Limpopo Province – Counsellors’ perceptions Health SA Gesondheid: Journal of Interdisciplinary Health Sciences counselling Limpopo Province Voluntarycounselling and testing HIV |
| title | Voluntary counselling and testing for young adults in Limpopo Province – Counsellors’ perceptions |
| title_full | Voluntary counselling and testing for young adults in Limpopo Province – Counsellors’ perceptions |
| title_fullStr | Voluntary counselling and testing for young adults in Limpopo Province – Counsellors’ perceptions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Voluntary counselling and testing for young adults in Limpopo Province – Counsellors’ perceptions |
| title_short | Voluntary counselling and testing for young adults in Limpopo Province – Counsellors’ perceptions |
| title_sort | voluntary counselling and testing for young adults in limpopo province counsellors perceptions |
| topic | counselling Limpopo Province Voluntarycounselling and testing HIV |
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