The study aimed at determining the patterns of use of VCT for HIV among the youths in Anambra State of Nigeria was done using survey research design. Multi-stage, random sampling methods were used to select 400 youth ...The study aimed at determining the patterns of use of VCT for HIV among the youths in Anambra State of Nigeria was done using survey research design. Multi-stage, random sampling methods were used to select 400 youth and the instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The results show that majority of youths （85.1%） willingly accessed VCT and major reason was to check own HIV status. However only （35.9%） actually use VCT as recommended （every 6 months） thus indicating poor response to VCT services. Proper education of the public on the importance of VCT services should be provided to improve the response to VCT services.展开更多
文摘The study aimed at determining the patterns of use of VCT for HIV among the youths in Anambra State of Nigeria was done using survey research design. Multi-stage, random sampling methods were used to select 400 youth and the instrument for data collection was questionnaire. The results show that majority of youths （85.1%） willingly accessed VCT and major reason was to check own HIV status. However only （35.9%） actually use VCT as recommended （every 6 months） thus indicating poor response to VCT services. Proper education of the public on the importance of VCT services should be provided to improve the response to VCT services.
