HIV testing and ethnicity among adolescent girls and young women aged 15–24 years in Ghana: what really matters?

Despite the high prevalence of HIV among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15–24 years in Ghana, HIV testing remains low among this population. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between ethnicity and HIV testing among AGYW in Ghana. The 2014 Ghana Demographic and...

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Published in:Journal of biosocial science 2022-09, Vol.54 (5), p.812-828
Main Authors: Nwaozuru, Ucheoma, Shato, Thembekile, Obiezu-Umeh, Chisom, Uzoaru, Florida, Mason, Stacey, Gyamfi, Joyce, Iwelunmor, Juliet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acquired immune deficiency syndrome
Adolescent girls
AIDS
Behavior
Chi-square test
Cultural factors
Cultural identity
Culture
Ethnicity
Girls
Health behavior
Health services
Health surveys
HIV
Human immunodeficiency virus
Individual differences
Knowledge
Marital status
Marriage
Medical tests
Minority & ethnic groups
Perceptions
Prevention programs
Preventive medicine
Sexual behavior
Sexual partners
Sociocultural factors
Sociodemographics
Socioeconomic factors
Teenagers
Tests
Young adults
Young women
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Summary:Despite the high prevalence of HIV among adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) aged 15–24 years in Ghana, HIV testing remains low among this population. The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between ethnicity and HIV testing among AGYW in Ghana. The 2014 Ghana Demographic and Health Survey data were used and analyses were restricted to 3325 female participants aged 15–24 years. Chi-squared tests and a logistic regression model were used to assess the association between ethnicity and HIV testing. Furthermore, the PEN-3 cultural model informed the conceptual framework that explained the relationship between ethnicity and HIV testing behaviour. Results from the bivariate analysis showed an association between ethnicity and HIV testing among AGYW ( p
ISSN:0021-9320
1469-7599
DOI:10.1017/S0021932021000456