title: [Acceptability and relevant impact factors of provider initiated testing counseling in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture of Sichuan province].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To understand the acceptability and relevant impact factors of provider initiated testing counseling (abbreviated as PITC) in Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture, so as to promote strategies for the sustainable development of PITC in AIDS epidemic areas.
  
  
  METHODS
  Four medical institutions were selected with rates of acceptance counted. Multi-factors logistic regression was used to analyze the impact factors from the completed questionnaires.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Among the 413 respondents, 197 patients accepted the PITC, with an acceptance rate as 47.7% (95%CI: 42.9% - 52.3%). Factors as being female (OR = 7.283, 95%CI: 3.933 - 13.465), acceptance of publicity (OR = 1.855, 95%CI: 1.013 - 3.395), worried about being infected of HIV/AIDS (OR = 2.699, 95%CI: 1.616 - 4.506) etc. were protect factors of PITC, while those who previously received HIV testing (OR = 0.226, 95%CI: 0.124 - 0.409), afraid of taking blood test (OR = 0.052, 95%CI: 0.024 - 0.106), knowing more AIDS related knowledge (OR = 0.446, 95%CI: 0.258 - 0.773) would significantly reduce the rate of acceptance.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Nearly half of the outpatients from medical institutions were willing to accept PITC in Liangshan Yi prefecture, thus provided important chance for HIV screening. Ways as strengthening related counseling before and after HIV test, launching effective HIV/AIDS-related publicity and advocating correct knowledge on blood testing, etc. need to be promoted, in order to improve the acceptability of PITC.
authors.affiliation: National Center for STD/AIDS Prevention and Control, Chinese Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Beijing, China.
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sun
authors.forename: Qi-xing
authors.initials: QX
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Peng
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Hong-xia
authors.initials: HX
authors.lastname: Deng
authors.forename: Shi-dan
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Jike
authors.forename: Zhong-fu
authors.initials: ZF
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002681:China; D003376:Counseling; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016015:Logistic Models; D008297:Male; D008505:Medical Staff, Hospital; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010045:Outpatients; D010342:Patient Acceptance of Health Care / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult