"When you have a high life, and you like sex, you will be afraid": a qualitative evaluation of adolescents' decision to test for HIV in Zambia and Kenya using the health belief model

• Главные авторы: Leila Katirayi (Автор), Job Akuno (Автор), Bright Kulukulu (Автор), Rose Masaba (Автор)
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• Опубликовано: BMC, 2021-02-01T00:00:00Z.
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Abstract Background HIV testing among adolescents is significantly lower than among adults and many adolescents living with HIV do not know their status. Adolescent perceptions of HIV testing are poorly understood and may negatively affect testing uptake. Using a qualitative design, this study sough...