. Mohammad Ebrahimi; . Farzad Jalilian; . Hossein Ashtarian; . Zahra Heidari; . Fatemeh Rajati
Volume 9, Issue 7 , July 2019, , Pages 1-5
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is one of the main efforts for the preventionof high‑risk sexual behavior, including HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). ...
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BACKGROUND: Voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) is one of the main efforts for the preventionof high‑risk sexual behavior, including HIV/acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). The aim ofthis study was to determine cognitive determinants related to voluntary counseling and HIV testingamong Iranian adults based on the integrative model of behavioral prediction (IMBP).MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross‑sectional study was conducted in 2018 among Iranianadults with high‑risk sexual behaviors, including drug abuse and unprotected sex, in western Iran.A total of 300 adults were randomly selected to participate voluntarily in this study. Participants filledout a self‑administered questionnaire, including the background data and IMBP constructs. Data wereanalyzed by SPSS version 21, using statistical treatments, such as bivariate correlations, Chi‑squaretest, t‑test, and logistic regression at a 95% significant level.RESULTS: Almost 73.3% of the participants had a history of VCT. The highest probability of VCTuse was in participants who were in high level of VCT skills (odds ratio: 9.635; 95% confidenceinterval [CI]: 3.255, 28.514]), following environmental constraints (odds ratio: 6.274; 95% CI: 2.166,18.171). Furthermore, the IMBP constructs accounted for 85% of the variations in the outcomemeasure of the VCT use intention.CONCLUSIONS: Based on the result, it appears that the design and implementation of educationalprograms to improve upon skills and environmental constraints toward VCT use among adults withhigh‑risk behaviors could be useful to the promotion of VCT.