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Public Library of Science, PLoS ONE, 7(7), p. e41353, 2012

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0041353

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Barriers to HIV Testing in Côte d'Ivoire: The Role of Individual Characteristics and Testing Modalities.

Journal article published in 2012 by Kévin Jean ORCID, Xavier Anglaret, Raoul Moh, France Lert, Rosemary Dray-Spira ORCID
This paper is made freely available by the publisher.
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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Expanding HIV testing requires a better understanding of barriers to its uptake. We investigated barriers to HIV testing in C??te d'Ivoire, taking into account test circumstances (client vs. provider-initiated). METHODS: We used data from the 2005 nationally representative Demographic and Health Survey conducted in C??te d'Ivoire. Socio-demographic characteristics, sexual behaviour and knowledge and attitudes toward HIV/AIDS associated with recent (