title: Willingness to undergo HIV testing among factory workers in Surabaya, Indonesia.
abstract: The objective of this study is to investigate workers' perceptions of HIV testing in the workplace in Indonesia. In a cross-sectional study, we used a self-administered questionnaire in Surabaya, Indonesia. A convenient sample of 536 workers was chosen from two factories with similar sample characteristics from March through June 2008. Of these workers, 433 (response rate: 80.8%) answered questions about their willingness to undergo HIV testing. More than 40% of workers were willing to undergo HIV testing. Not knowing where to get tested (adjusted odds ratio [AOR] = 0.40, confidence interval [CI] = 0.18-0.89) and not feeling the need to be tested for HIV (AOR = 0.02, CI = 0.01-0.04) were negatively associated with willingness to undergo HIV testing. HIV prevention in the workplace needs to reach out to individuals who are not willing to undergo HIV testing - workers unaware of where to get tested for HIV and not feeling the need to get tested - through education, information, and communication in the workplace in light of the stigma and discrimination associated with HIV. High-impact voluntary counseling and testing (VCT) strategies need to be quickly developed to improve HIV prevention and access to care in the workplace.
authors.affiliation: School of International Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Japan. yurippe1006@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Yuri
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sasaki
authors.forename: Andryansyah
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arifin
authors.forename: Moazzam
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kakimoto
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000523:psychology; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D007214:Indonesia; D008297:Male; D009786:Occupational Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000523:psychology / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult